Day 23 (July 21) (98 miles) by Gage

Today we woke up to a cold, mosquito-free campsite. Thank the Lord for no mosquitoes! I’d rather be cold any day rather than eat my cereal while walking circles around the campsite. Nevertheless, it was a very dreary, wet, cold, rainy morning. So after eating some muffins, oatmeal, granola, and a little fruit, we took off from Whitehorse. While we, the boys, started biking, Madison and Mom got groceries and filled up with gas. For the first thirty miles, we had a nice road and tailwind. And, at around the thirty mile spot, Madison and Mom caught back up with us. So, we pulled over on the side of the road and had lunch (delicious pizza-bread pretzels, and a bunch of blueberries and cherries). The rest of the riding was bumpy, but the road was pretty flat. Also, on today’s ride some of us saw a coyote and we also got to check out an old wood bridge that was originally built for wagons during the Gold Rush. The scenery is starting to get more mountainous again. Right now the clouds are really low and we can’t even see the tops. We ended today at Hanes Junction. We had potatoes and hotdogs for dinner. Then we went to the ice cream shop nearby and had a few treats for dessert.

Sorry for no pictures, the internet connection isn't good enough here at Hanes Junction to upload any.

Day 22 (July 20) (Rest Day) by Gage

Today we slept in to ten. We sure were well rested after that! (Some of us had wet sleeping bags because our tent isn’t completely rain-proof and the edges drip onto the people who lay on the outside.) Then we ate our breakfast and went into the laundry room to up-date our site and wash clothes. Then, we went downtown and went to a really cool bicycle shop to fix one of our bike breaks. The owner was really kind and talkative (he had some kinetic art that he showed us and he also told us about a bicycle trip he took to Cuba). Afterwards, we went on a tour of an old steamboat. There’s a few interesting things about them that I never thought about. After that, we went to the park and had PBandJ’s, and pita bread with hummus. While Mom and Dad talked, we, the kids went and played at the park and had a blast. Then, we to a quilt shop where mom got to look around. We also went to the Museum and watched a short video about the Yukon. After browsing about town a little bit more, we went to the movies and watched Harry Potter and The Order of the Phoenix. What a treat! Then we went back to camp, had dinner and went to bed.