June 3rd-4th: We needed to find a halfway point on the way to Dawson City, so in cues Mayo! We quickly completed the rest of Campbell Hwy since it was chip sealed the rest of the way and turned onto the Klondike Hwy. There was a bit of construction on part of the Klondike Hwy and we got to see some of the serious equipment they were using. Getting to Mayo is a side trip off of Klondike Hwy called Silver Trail due to the Silver Mine that was based out of Elsa/KenoCity. Apparently, this highway was known to have lots of wildlife sightings and we happened to see a grizzly that looked at us quizzically with a twig hanging in its mouth, lol. The bear got scared of the airbrake noises from the motorhome and shortly ran for the cover of the trees. Sean found us a free park to camp in called McIntyre Municipal Park, which is run by Mayo and has places right by the river. It was very quiet and secluded in the park. Multiple times we walked down the gravel roads with the pups for many miles without encountering anyone.
Nearing the end of the Campbell Hwy.
Finally reached the end!
Klondike Loop Hwy construction.
You can see the grizzly's butt in the window.
Dashcam of bear.
Our free riverside campsite.
Sean drove us to the Ghost Town of Keno City & Elsa. These towns were once thriving and bustling with mining equipment, their families and all that goes along with living in the Canadian wilderness. There is a Mining Museum in Keno City that is very well done to commemorate the lifestyle and hardships from that time. There are multiple buildings to explore some of the equipment that was used in the area. It is such a beautiful area. I can only imagine getting distracted by the scenery while trying to work.
Tool box
Some exhibits inside the museum.
LOL
This is the "Bottle House". Legend has it, the owner would host parties and he would have you stack a few rows and you could hang out all you like for that evening, lol.
We returned to Mayo and were starving! We picked a place called Snack Bar and when we pulled up to the site of the restaurant according to Google Maps we were quite confused because it was a house. There was a picnic table with an umbrella outside, so we went with it and proceeded to walk in the door. Turns out Google was right. It was very small inside with one table serving as the dining room and directly across from the table a wall with a hole cut where you place your order. At first we were very apprehensive about eating here, but the owner was a great conversationist and we were at ease quickly. Shortly, we were enjoying a pizza handmade by this gentleman from a recipe passed down through his family. After we stuffed our bellies, we drove back to the motorhome and decided later in the afternoon to walk into town to see if the "free store" was open, but it was no longer open for the day. We ended up walking through town and exploring the old ship landing by the river.
Our host!
Sight of the motorhome during a walk to town.
Binet House Museum with interesting artifacts of the town.
Old ship landing site.
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