Our last few days in the Yukon

We just returned to Whitehorse (feels like home) for a few days before returning to BC and beginning our trip south. We've been in Kluane National Park for two days and once again marvelled at the  beauty of this World Heritage area. We revisited spots we stopped at during our first trip in the spring but it feels new to us with the fall colours. There was less snow on the mountains at first but it started appearing on the peaks overnight. The trees are full out in their golden and orange glory but I noticed the leaves steadily falling this morning. We also woke up to minus temperatures (Bill wondered if I was planning on coming out from under our down quilt. I was too...) but it still warms up during the day. We've managed to time our departure just right. It is truly heaven up here. No wonder planes full of Europeans (mostly Germans) arrive every week. They outnumbered the Canadians we met by far. And they consistently talk about how few people there are here compared to Europe. We are very lucky.

Kathleen Lake - national  park campground in Kluane

Kathleen Lake shoreline

Fall colours on mountain behind lake - taken in the evening just before sunset.

Hope you have an enjoyable visit and by the way, bears like it here too! This sign is attached to the picnic table.

Frost on the picnic table this morning