Soaring eagles above Whitehorse

The road to Chadburn Lake has a scenic lookout.

Today there were strong winds and three eagles were gliding and swooping in the cold air. I believe these could be the eagles from the Robert Service campground nest (and famous webcam) though you can’t really tell.

 

There’s carrots in them hills

There’s some agriculture in Yukon and it’s a growing industry. Here we see a bag of carrots purchased at the local Extra Foods.

A lot of Yukon products seem to feature a bearded, Gold Rush panner on the label.

 

Scenery on the morning commute

The Yukon river is covered with a rolling fog around 8am. It’s a sign of winter approaching.

Yukon is a great place to kayak

Spotted at Long Lake: Some kayakers taking the day to explore some of the waterways. Not bad for late October.

 

The Whitehorse General Hospital

Here’s an exterior view of the hospital which serves Whitehorse and surrounding communities. It’s a very modern-looking facility.

 

Mobile homes at the foot of a mountain

Here’s the Takhini mobile home park. You can appreciate the scenery from far away.

 

Thanksgiving dinner in the wild

It’s fall time and there should be snow by now. Animals like this squirrel are fattening up for the winter.

This one was seen eating pinecones on the Long Lake trails outside of Whitehorse.

 

Wind turbines on Heackel Hill

Whitehorse has a few wind turbines. A great majority of the electricity comes from the hydro dam but these two are visible on Heackel Hill which oversees the city.

Apparently you can hike to see them in about a day. Quite a climb I would imagine.

 

Bottle-green lake

Interesting colour on this lake just outside Whitehorse. A little bit like those old glass 7up bottles.

 

The Whitehorse airport

Whitehorse’s airport welcomes many international flights. There are even Condor flights from Germany during the tourist season.

Very nice mountain scenery here.