Whitehorse, Blue-horse, Rainbow-horse

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Last week, Eli went to Whitehorse, Yukon, for a week for work.

He sent the girls and I lots and lots of pictures from his week.

One of the first ones was this vintage white horse mechanical toy.

It fuelled quite a discussion.

Miss A wanted to know if Daddy could maybe go to see a blue horse instead.

Miss G requested a rainbow horse.

Why?  Why is it Whitehorse??

Why not a blue horse?  Or a rainbow horse??

Daddy got his boots all polished up at the airport on his way to Whitehorse.

Years of having to spit shine his own boots has given Eli an appreciation for boot shiners, and he likes to support them at the airport. 

The landscape flying towards Whitehorse is decidedly different from the flat tundra with large lakes around Yellowknife.

Whitehorse has rivers and mountains, and is close to the Pacific Ocean.

Yellowknife has big ravens, bison, snow, ice and Great Slave Lake.

As Monique told me, Whitehorse is the "other" northern capital.

I asked her, "What about Iqaluit in Nunavut?"

She said, "That doesn't count because I didn't learn it in elementary school."

Ha ha ha ha!! 

There is no direct flight from this Northern capital to the other, though.

So, Eli had to fly from Yellowknife, NT, to Calgary, AB, to Vancouver, BC, to Whitehorse, YK, on Monday.

Then, Eli had to fly from Whitehorse, YK, to Vancouver, BC, to Calgary, AB, to Yellowknife, NT, on Friday.

Efficient.

Eli found a nice little restaurant pub near his hotel in Whitehorse. 

It was a double-wide trailer!  

The charm of the Klondike city was evident in many of the landmarks. 

And, Eli found this not-so-politically correct cartoon in the local newspaper that I couldn't help but laugh at when he sent it to me. 

Eli found a fun store... for him. 

All hunting, all the time. 

Eli took a day trip to a small town about 200 km south of Whitehorse, to Teslin for a work meeting. 

He said the stops and scenery were great. 

Pacific salmon. 

Of course, Eli had some fun with his rental 4 x 4. 

Eli said, the whiteness 4 x 4 was just asking for a little mud fun. 

"The big rocks are called mountains.  The little ones are their babies."

Name that movie. 

The ice is almost completely out of this northern river.

That's the difference to the proximity to the Pacific Ocean. 

And, this is the difference a few hours of fun with Eli makes to a white vehicle. 

The Klondike! 

And this is a bullet from a moose.

Can you tell that Eli went on this trip and not me, based only on the pictures??