Whitehorse, like Dawson City, owes its subsistence to the Klondike gold-rush, which began in 1897. Having survived the grueling and occasionally noxious voyage from Skagway above White Pass, gold prospectors had to parley the Miles Canyon and Whitehorse rapids before descending the Yukon River to Dawson's reserves. Whitehorse has developed into a main hub for arts and culture.
Miles Canyon
was a deceitful section of the Yukon
River by a hydroelectric dam controlled the waters. The rapids were a strangle
position for gold prospectors, and several supplies and lives were vanished
trying to pass the turbulent waters. Now, climbing trails and attractive scenery
make the region a pleasure to discover.
t the Yukon Wildlife
Preserve in Whitehorse, visitors can obtain a guided visit to see moose,
muskoxen, mountain goats, wood bison, mule deer, woodland caribou, elk, and two
kinds of thin horn sheep - Dall's and
stone's sheep. With additional than 283
hectares, the preserve has divergent habitats to let the animals to live in
their usual environments.
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