I saw this pic and it made me wistful for places that look as calm and peaceful. This is Lake Laberge in Whitehorse, it is over 50 kilometres long and ranges from two to five kilometres wide.
Jack London refered to it in his "Call of the Wild" and so also several other writers who wrote about the Klondike gold rush. These few lines from the The Bard of the Yukon, Robert W.Service's poem are unforgettable.
The cremation of Sam McGee
There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee
This absolutely beautiful pic of the lake and surroundings is by "remote sensing" from space
I saw this pic and it made me wistful for places that look as calm and peaceful. This is Lake Laberge in Whitehorse, it is over 50 kilometres long and ranges from two to five kilometres wide.
Jack London refered to it in his "Call of the Wild" and so also several other writers who wrote about the Klondike gold rush. These few lines from the The Bard of the Yukon, Robert W.Service's poem are unforgettable.
The cremation of Sam McGee
There are strange things done in the midnight sun
By the men who moil for gold;
The Arctic trails have their secret tales
That would make your blood run cold;
The Northern Lights have seen queer sights,
But the queerest they ever did see
Was that night on the marge of Lake Lebarge
I cremated Sam McGee
This absolutely beautiful pic of the lake and surroundings is by "remote sensing" from space
And this lake is hardly the most scenic or attractive in the Yukon. As with all long lakes when the wind blows it gets rough in a hurry. You could google Quiet Lake for example as I think there are some nice wilderness like pics embedded.
ReplyDeleteI'd agree with Gerry. Lake Laberge isn't nearly as scenic as some of the other lakes in Yukon. Its also polluted. I'm a big fan of Aishiak Lake.
ReplyDeleteGerry - I am trying to find info and pics on Quiet Lake and will write up something when I do. Neither Yahoo nor Google have much and Canada Natural Resources website is proving to be barren as well. Shame on them.
ReplyDeleteKC - making a note of Aishiak Lake too. Will read up and write something soon.
Reading up now on a fabulous one, "Lake of the Woods" right here in my province. Hope to post it soon.
Love lakes and forests.