We arrived in Whitehorse, Yukon last night. We are in the province that borders Alaska. I am so happy to have a campsite in the woods again. We spent 2 days in Fort Nelson, with a site that faces the general store and check-in. The kids couldn’t understand why people were sitting outside on the front porch smoking cigarettes all day long(ok, maybe not all day).
Kids and I headed to town to go to the visitor center today. That is usually one of our first stops at a new place. It’s nice to get the maps and find out what they recommend. Also, free wifi! I had already researched the Beringia Interpretive Centre, so I knew I wanted to take the kids there. So I am realizing that I must have missed some schooling along the way. 🙂 Beringia? Ok, I don’t remember it! Well, that is how they think the first people came to North America through the land bridge(they call this area Beringia) that was created between Siberia and Alaska during the last ice age. This area was grassy and windy, but it was the perfect place for the Wooly Mammoth, short faced bear, steppe bison, scimitar cat, giant beaver, and Jefferson sloth(all extinct now). I have to say, I am happy that I don’t have to worry about running into a few of them. The Giant Beaver was 15 times the size of a beaver today. Really interesting stuff, though! We all learned alot! Kane is going to do a report on the Short-Faced Bear and Kat picked the American Scimitar Cat for schooling.
