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WATSON LAKE TO WHITEHORSE
It's 454 kilometers (282 miles) from Watson Lake to Whitehorse. A pullout at Kilometer
1,163 marks the Continental Divide between rivers that drain (via the Mackenzie system)
into the Arctic Ocean and those that empty (via the Yukon) into the Pacific.
M Dawson Peaks Resort & RV Park (Km 1,232, 867/390-2244 or 866/402-2244,
www.dawsonpeaks.ca , mid-May-mid-Sept., camping $14-30, motel rooms and cabins
$84-119 s or d) stands out above other lodges between Watson Lake and Teslin for both
location and services. Right on Teslin Lake, it features treed tent and RV sites, motel rooms,
and basic lakeside cabins. The restaurant not only has good food (entrées $14-23, delicious
rhubarb pie $5 per slice), it has table settings on a wonderful deck overlooking the lake.
Owners David Hett and Carolyn Allen will make you feel welcome, tempting you to make
your stop more than a simple overnight stay with canoe rentals ($24 for a half-day) and mo-
torboat rentals ($35 per hour); guided fishing for trout, pike, and inconnu ($75 per hour);
and land and river tours (from $65 per hour).
Teslin
Just over halfway between Watson Lake and Whitehorse, Teslin (Km 1,293) is reached after
crossing the impressive Nisutlin Bay Bridge (longest on the Alaska Hwy.). Its mostly Tling-
it population live a traditional lifestyle: hunting, fishing, trapping, carving, and sewing. The
George Johnston Museum (867/390-2550, 9am-6pm daily mid-May-Sept., adult $5, seni-
or $4, child $2.50) has displays on First Nations culture, Yukon frontier artifacts, and one-
of-a-kind photographs taken 1910-1940 by Johnston, a Tlingit hunter and trapper.
Teslin to Whitehorse
It's 183 kilometers (114 miles) between Teslin and Whitehorse, with the Alaska Highway
closely paralleling Teslin Lake for the first 40 kilometers (25 miles) or so. At the lake's
northern outlet is Johnson's Crossing (Km 1,346, 867/390-2607, May-Sept., camping
$25-37), which has the usual Alaska Highway set-up—campground (some sites with elec-
tricity), gas, groceries, a restaurant (delicious cinnamon buns), and showers.
At Kilometer 1,413, halfway between Jake's Corner and Whitehorse, is M Inn on
the Lake (867/660-5253, www.exceptionalplaces.com , $189-290 s or d), the most upscale
lodging along the entire Alaska Highway. The main lodge is a peeled-log building with a
living room, library, solarium, and spiffy dining room with a vaulted ceiling. Each of guest
rooms and cottages is decorated with stylish furnishings and has a comfortable bed, quality
linens, wireless Internet, and a well-appointed bathroom. Rates include breakfast and the
use of canoes and kayaks.
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