Yukon and it's getting colder

A cold start from Dease Lake, so it was a case of layering up on the clothes - at least the panniers are emptier now!

We stopped off enroute at Jade City, to warm up and have a coffee. Whilst there we had a very interesting chat with the lady running the store;

85% of the world's Jade comes from the British Columbia Mountains

Jade is the second hardest stone (diamond is used to cut it)

a jade boulder about 6ft cubed is worth $6 million, and one this size was unearthed just behind the shop a few years ago;

To add to the cold, it then started raining - nevermind the roads are fantastic, all to soon we entered Yukon;

Stopping over at Watson Lake, it was a chance to visit the local deparment store to buy a pair of wooly socks :-) whilst there, we got chatting to the owner, who mentioned that further east it had been snowing during the day; brrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrr

Let's hope it get's a bit warmer soon....