{"id":25760,"date":"2020-01-30T08:10:52","date_gmt":"2020-01-30T15:10:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=25760"},"modified":"2020-06-08T20:44:35","modified_gmt":"2020-06-09T02:44:35","slug":"on-the-silver-trail-to-the-minto-bridge-signpost-road-keno-hill-yukon-territory-canada-8-12-19-8-13-19","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=25760","title":{"rendered":"On the Silver Trail to the Minto Bridge, Signpost Road & Keno Hill, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-12-19 & 8-13-19)"},"content":{"rendered":"

Days 8 & 9 of Lupe’s 2019 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon & Alaska!<\/em><\/p>\n

8-12-19<\/strong>, Takhini Hot Pools NW of Whitehorse<\/em> – Oh, the deliciously warm, wet luxury of it all!\u00a0 For a whole hour SPHP soaked in the heat of the Takhini Hot Pools<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 So nice to be warm and clean again!\u00a0 Abandoned in the G6, Loopster was missing out.\u00a0 The American Dingo wouldn’t have liked it anyway.\u00a0 She was no fan of hot or deep water.<\/p>\n

Another hour would have been nice, but Lupe couldn’t be left for too long.\u00a0 Feeling great, SPHP returned to an enthusiastic greeting at the G6.\u00a0 A trip back into Whitehorse for supplies, and the Carolina Dog was on her way again.<\/p>\n

A beautiful cruise N on the N Klondike Hwy was in store this afternoon.\u00a0 No complaints from any feisty, bored Dingoes!\u00a0 Yesterday’s big Mount Lorne adventure ensured that.\u00a0 If anything, Looper was looking even more relaxed than SPHP.<\/p>\n

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Some tough duty sawing wood in the G6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By mid-afternoon, Lupe was N of Carmacks.\u00a0 Five Finger Rapids<\/span><\/strong><\/a> on the Yukon River was coming up.\u00a0 A year ago, Lupe had met Fred and Teresa Reitsma there.\u00a0 They had just sold the Sausage Factory<\/strong><\/span><\/a> in Smithers, British Columbia to a long time employee, and had been on their first big adventure in their newly acquired 5th wheel camper.<\/p>\n

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Five Finger Rapids on the Yukon River is N of Carmacks along N Klondike Hwy No. 2.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Fred and Teresa weren’t around today, but Lupe still had a great time squirrel watching along the 2 km trail down to the rapids.\u00a0 At the end of the trail, Lupe paused for a look at the mighty Yukon River.<\/p>\n

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Overlooking the upstream end of Five Finger Rapids<\/strong> on the Yukon River<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

In the gold rush days, Five Finger Rapids had been a navigation hazard for steamboats bound for Whitehorse.\u00a0 Underwater rock formations between a cluster of midstream islands created the rapids.\u00a0 The turbulent flow had long ago been tamed by dynamiting these obstructions to open up navigable channels.<\/p>\n

Although the rapids no longer existed, it was still fun to see the famous Yukon River at this historic point.<\/p>\n

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A cluster of rocky islands divide the Yukon River<\/strong> into separate channels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Near the downstream end.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Five Finger Rapids was a nice break, but the road trip resumed.\u00a0 At Stewart Crossing, SPHP left the N Klondike Hwy turning R (E) onto the Silver Trail (Hwy No. 11)<\/em>.\u00a0 The Silver Trail started out following the Stewart River valley upstream, but the big river was almost never in sight.<\/p>\n

Lupe had traveled this part of the Silver Trail in 2018.\u00a0 The highway eventually left the Stewart River near the town of Mayo.\u00a0 Last year, SPHP had not bothered to take the short side road into Mayo, but perhaps it was worth checking out?<\/p>\n

Mayo didn’t amount to much.\u00a0 The sleepy community showed little sign of life.\u00a0 The highlight was a grassy park with a gazebo overlooking the Stewart River.\u00a0 A plaque told a little about the history of the area.\u00a0 Once SPHP was done looking at it, Lupe went down a 30 foot embankment to get a drink out of the Stewart River.\u00a0 The river was wide, but as nearly dead calm as the rest of Mayo.<\/p>\n

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Plaque in the park overlooking the Stewart River in Mayo.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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By the Stewart River<\/strong>. Photo looks downstream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking upstream.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Ho-hum.\u00a0 Neither Mayo, nor the Stewart River were too inspiring, but at least Loop had gotten a chance to see them.\u00a0 Returning to the Silver Trail, the next stop was at a rest area just before reaching the Minto Bridge on the Mayo River.<\/p>\n

By now it was evening.\u00a0 The whole day was almost shot.\u00a0 A pleasant stroll down to the Mayo River for a look at the Minto Bridge revealed a couple of interesting things.\u00a0 Mount Haldane<\/span><\/a> (6,032 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was visible beyond the bridge!\u00a0 Lupe had climbed Mount Haldane<\/strong><\/span><\/a> last year, an adventure that had turned out really well.<\/p>\n

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The Minto Bridge<\/strong> on the Mayo River<\/strong>. Mount Haldane<\/strong> is visible beyond the bridge. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The second item of interest was the discovery of a Minto Bridge trail.\u00a0 According to a plaque, this trail made a 1 km loop, half of it following the Mayo River, the rest in the boreal forest.\u00a0 Nothing too spectacular, but Lupe still had time enough to do that yet this evening!\u00a0 By now the Carolina Dog was rested up and ready for action.\u00a0 Why not?<\/p>\n

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Plaque at the start of the Minto Bridge trail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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On the Minto Bridge trail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The trail looked new and seldom used.\u00a0 Lupe started out on the part of the loop that followed the Mayo River.\u00a0 Although the river was close by, the forest was dense enough so Lupe only got glimpses of it.\u00a0 The good news was that a squirrel or two were living in the boreal forest.<\/p>\n

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Plaque along the trail.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Checking for squirrels.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The only clear view of the Mayo River came at the far end of the loop.\u00a0 By then the river was beginning to widen out as part of the Wareham Lake reservoir.\u00a0 Ducks and swans were visible far from shore.<\/p>\n

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Near the end of the loop. This was the only clear view of the Mayo River<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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One of the swans and some of the ducks with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Minto Bridge trail was a hit!\u00a0 Like the rest of the trail, the part of the loop that went through the boreal forest on the way back to the rest area was nice and easy.\u00a0 Lupe enjoyed the whole romp, and SPHP thought a plaque about frozen wood frogs was quite interesting.<\/p>\n

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Frozen wood frogs? Frogs and the Yukon didn’t seem to be a match, but apparently they are.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The Minto Bridge trail<\/strong> is a hit! Dingo approved!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Only a little farther to go today.\u00a0 Crossing the Minto Bridge, a big flock of Canadian geese provided an excuse for another quick stop.<\/p>\n

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Looking up the Mayo River<\/strong> right after crossing the Minto Bridge. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Canadian geese in the Mayo River<\/strong> wetlands.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The evening ended at the Mount Haldane trailhead.\u00a0 One more romp for Lupe before calling it a day!\u00a0 For 15 minutes, the American Dingo got to explore a triangle created by nearby roads.\u00a0 So fun to be back with big plans for adventure tomorrow!<\/p>\n

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Mount Haldane<\/strong> from a field near the Silver Trail. Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Last romp of the day.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8-13-19<\/strong>, morning at the Mount Haldane trailhead 2 miles N of the Silver Trail<\/em> – Mount Haldane<\/span><\/a> (6,032 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> was in sight despite a dreary sky.\u00a0 Even so, this didn’t seem like a day for big plans.\u00a0 Hours of steady light rain.\u00a0 Might as well catch up the trip journal.\u00a0 Lupe tore happily through the forest during several jaunts around the road triangle, but that was all the action the morning brought.<\/p>\n

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Morning at the Mount Haldane<\/strong> (R) trailhead<\/strong>. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

By noon the rain was over.\u00a0 Trip journal caught up.\u00a0 No sense just sitting here.\u00a0 Maybe there was still time to do something today over by Keno?\u00a0 Returning to the Silver Trail, Lupe stopped by E Halfway Lake near the Silver Trail Inn<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0 A plaque told about the edge of Beringia, the boundary between ancient glaciers and Beringia, a vast region that had remained unglaciated even during the ice ages.<\/p>\n

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By E Halfway Lake<\/strong>, km 76 along the Silver Trail. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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During the ice ages, the E edge of Beringia was right around this part of the Yukon.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Keno City, an old mining town, is located at the end of the 111 km long Silver Trail.\u00a0 Lupe made a few sightseeing stops along the way, but was soon approaching Sourdough Hill<\/span><\/a> (4,739 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, a huge ridge overlooking the town.<\/p>\n

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Been a while since these mining carts were last in service.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Mount Haldane<\/strong> from the Silver Trail. Photo looks SW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Approaching Keno City. Sourdough Hill<\/strong> dead ahead!<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Keno City wasn’t very big, but it was far from being a ghost town.\u00a0 The Keno City Mining Museum looked quite nice and was open.\u00a0 So were a restaurant, a hotel, a motel, and a campground by Lightning Creek.\u00a0 A shack served as a tourist information center where brochures on area highlights were available.<\/p>\n

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At the Keno City mining museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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A bit of Keno City mining history.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The “Signpost” was an attraction of interest to a peakbagging Dingo.\u00a0 An 11 km dirt road went up to the Signpost on Keno Hill.\u00a0 Inquiring at the museum, SPHP was told that the road was rough in spots, but that the G6 had no doubt been through worse.\u00a0 That sounded like an adventure!\u00a0 A regional topo map was on display at the visitor center.\u00a0 SPHP took a photo of the Keno Hill section, and Lupe was on her way!<\/p>\n

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Keno Hill is a huge ridge with multiple summits with various names. The true summit was apparently known as Monument Hill. The Signpost is located NE of Keno Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The 11 km road to the Signpost starts a block away from the Keno City Mining Museum.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8-13-19<\/strong>, 3:00 PM, the Signpost turnaround loop near Keno Summit – <\/em>The drive up Signpost road had been interesting to say the least.\u00a0 The road started out fairly steep, but in decent shape.\u00a0 After gaining a tremendous amount of elevation, it wasn’t as steep, but became rougher as it began switchbacking higher.\u00a0 As the G6 crept along, Lupe stared out at increasingly impressive views of local desolation and distant silvery mountains.<\/p>\n

Gradually swinging around the W end of higher ground to the NE, Signpost road crossed a huge plateau of tundra, ultimately curving NE to end at a turnaround loop on flat terrain.\u00a0 A rocky ridge superimposed on the flatter ground was off to the SW.\u00a0 Near the start of the loop there was a kiosk with a poster about the history of the Signpost.\u00a0 Beyond a stone monument, the Signpost itself stood off to the N near the edge of the mountain.<\/p>\n

Lupe left the G6 for a look around.\u00a0 Barely 50\u00baF with a chilly 15 mph SW breeze.\u00a0 The amorphous gray sky seemed practically within grasp.\u00a0 Loop sniffed about while SPHP took a quick look at the poster.<\/p>\n

“The original Signpost was erected by United Keno Hill Mines in 1956 when the company hosted a group of visiting scientists during the International Geophysical Year.\u00a0 The signs point to the cities represented by the delegates.\u00a0 It was replaced in 1989 with the current steel signpost.”<\/em><\/p>\n

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The Signpost poster near Keno Summit.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

And with that, moments after arriving, fog swept over Keno Hill.\u00a0 Lupe and SPHP retreated into the G6.<\/p>\n

Summer sausage and crackers!\u00a0 The American Dingo munched happily away, ignoring the fog streaming by outside.\u00a0 Late in the afternoon, but the plan for the day was finally set.\u00a0 If the weather improved, Looper would try to get to Monument Hill a mile to the E, the true summit of the whole Keno Hill<\/span><\/a> (6,065 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> ridge.<\/p>\n

This loop the G6 was parked at was the official end of Signpost Road, but the road actually extended farther E.\u00a0 All the way to Monument Hill?\u00a0 Who knew?\u00a0 Lupe was already at 5,500 feet, so that might be easily be the case.\u00a0 Without being able to see anything at all, though, even along the way, it seemed pointless to try.<\/p>\n

Full of summer sausage and crackers, a contented Carolina Dog took to snoozing.<\/p>\n

8-13-19<\/strong>, 6:30 PM, the Signpost turnaround loop near Keno Summit – <\/em>No change, until just recently.\u00a0 Out of the fog now, but the cloud deck sailing overhead out of the W was only 100 to 150 feet higher.\u00a0 A dark gray edge in that direction never seemed to get here.\u00a0 On the SW horizon, a silvery ghost haunted the narrow band of visibility below the clouds – Mount Haldane!<\/p>\n

A bored, well-fed, well-rested American Dingo yawned and stretched.<\/p>\n

So, are we ever going to do anything here, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n

Sure!\u00a0 We can go check out the stone monument and the Signpost, if you like.\u00a0 At least we have some limited views now.\u00a0 I doubt Monument Hill is going to escape the fog this evening, but we still might want to see how far we can get.\u00a0 That road to the E looks intriguing.\u00a0 Maybe it goes all the way to the summit?\u00a0 Might be now or never, depending on what tomorrow brings.<\/em><\/p>\n

Outside the G6, the wind had died down considerably.\u00a0 Didn’t seem as cold.\u00a0 The Monument Hill vote quickly swung in favor of “now” instead of “never”, but not until a visit had been paid to the famous Signpost.\u00a0 The stone monument was closer, so Lupe inspected it first.\u00a0 Turned out this was the site of the first mineral claim filed in this region following the discovery of silver ore.<\/p>\n

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At the end Signpost road.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Checking out the stone monument.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The plaque explaining the monument’s significance.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Overlooking a deep valley and several lakes, the Signpost was in need of some maintenance.\u00a0 A sign for the “Silver Basin trail” was laying loose on its concrete foundation.<\/p>\n

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At the Signpost. Ladue Lake<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks N.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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They ought to fix that, before it gets lost!<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Then it was off for Monument Hill<\/span><\/span><\/a> (6,065 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> while at least some sort of window of opportunity still existed.\u00a0 Lupe started up the damp road that continued E from the end of Signpost road.<\/p>\n

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This ridge was the highest ground near the end of Signpost road. Although not the top of the mountain, it is probably the point marked “Keno Summit<\/strong>” on the topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a>. Photo looks SSW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Setting out for Monument Hill, the true summit of the entire Keno Hill ridge. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Heading E toward the region known as Minto Hill, Looper hadn’t gone very far before the road divided.\u00a0 A decaying cabin was perched next to the road to the L (N) not far from the intersection.\u00a0 Lupe went to see it.<\/p>\n

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By the ancient cabin. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The same valley the Signpost overlooks, as seen from the old cabin. Part of Gambler Lake<\/strong> is the closest. Ladue Lake<\/strong> on the R. Photo looks NNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Looking back toward the end of Signpost Road from the old cabin. Keno Summit<\/strong> (L). Mount Haldane<\/strong> (Center). The G6 is visible on the R. Photo looks WSW with help from the telephoto lens.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The crumbling cabin wasn’t much to look at.\u00a0 The road that went past it headed N starting downhill just beyond it, clearly not the way to go.\u00a0 Returning to the intersection, Lupe followed the road to the R, which continued E up a slope.\u00a0 Soon she was beginning to get up into the fog.<\/p>\n

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By the side of the road looking up the mysterious foggy slope. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Following the road that went to the R from the first intersection. Photo looks ESE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before long, the Carolina Dog reached a second intersection where the road divided again.\u00a0 This time the road to the R (SE) went past a big rock formation as it began descending into a valley.\u00a0 Lupe climbed up onto the rocks, but the fog was getting thicker.\u00a0 Nothing to see here.<\/p>\n

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At the second intersection.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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The road that went R at the second intersection went by these rocks. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Returning to the second intersection, Lupe followed the road that went L (N).\u00a0 This road led higher, climbing at an increasing pace as it began to curve E again.\u00a0 Skirting the N edge of Keno Hill, the road became nothing but rock.\u00a0 Optimism grew.\u00a0 Maybe this road actually did go all the way to the summit?\u00a0 Couldn’t be much farther now!<\/p>\n

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Continuing higher on the road that went L from the second intersection. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Wanna bet?\u00a0 Turning SE as Lupe topped out, the road became less rocky crossing a flat region a good 100 yards wide before dropping down a rounded edge.\u00a0 E of the broad ridge Lupe had just crossed, a plain of dark rock interspersed with tundra sloped gradually higher.<\/p>\n

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Peering up the slope E of the road. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The road doesn’t go all the way to the top, SPHP.<\/em><\/p>\n

No, it doesn’t.\u00a0 That’s clear now, about the only thing that’s clear.<\/em><\/p>\n

So do we keep going?\u00a0 Shouldn’t be much farther, should it?<\/em><\/p>\n

That’s what I thought, but this fog might be exaggerating our perception of how far we’ve come.\u00a0 Don’t really like the notion of wandering off away from the road.\u00a0 Fog is treacherous.\u00a0 So easy to get disoriented!\u00a0 Doesn’t help that this terrain is so featureless.\u00a0 While I’d like to see you get your peakbagging success, Looper, we aren’t going to see anything, even if you do make it to the summit.<\/em><\/p>\n

We could go a little way, couldn’t we?\u00a0 Maybe we’ll see something?<\/em><\/p>\n

Maybe.\u00a0 Alright, but only a little way.\u00a0 We’re turning back if we don’t come to some sort of trail or landmark.<\/em><\/p>\n

Sniffing 100 yards E, higher ground could be seen another 100 to 200 yards farther.\u00a0 That didn’t seem too far, so the Carolina Dog kept going.\u00a0 After gaining 30 to 40 feet of elevation, the slope became more gradual again, but the terrain was still definitely a little higher to the E.\u00a0 A 2 foot long pipe with an orange ribbon wrapped around it was just ahead.\u00a0 A fairly big cairn was faintly visible 50 to 60 feet beyond the pipe.<\/p>\n

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By the pipe with a bit of orange ribbon. The big cairn is straight up from Lupe’s head. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

What the pipe signified wasn’t clear, but at least it was some sort of a landmark.\u00a0 Staying S of the big cairn, the American Dingo headed farther into the gloom.<\/p>\n

Before long, what looked like another cairn appeared ahead.\u00a0 A moment later the fog swallowed it again.\u00a0 It had definitely been higher, so Lupe pressed on.\u00a0 The cairn reappeared as she got closer, but turned out to be only a single black and white rock, larger and whiter than most.<\/p>\n

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At the second “cairn”, actually a single large rock. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Another glimpse of higher terrain ahead.\u00a0 The fog seemed to be getting thicker.\u00a0 These “landmarks” Lupe had found didn’t really amount to much.\u00a0 Despite SPHP’s increasing wariness, Loop continued E.\u00a0 A quick climb up another small rise and two more big cairns appeared.<\/p>\n

The summit?\u00a0 Maybe.\u00a0 These cairns were only 30 or 40 feet apart.\u00a0 The tallest was toward a N edge.\u00a0 The other cairn sat SE of the N one.\u00a0 The American Dingo headed for the tall cairn.\u00a0 Even once she got there, it was hard to say, if this was the top of Monument Hill, or not.\u00a0 Nothing higher in sight, but quite a bit of ground to the S and E all looked roughly the same elevation.\u00a0 Inconclusive.<\/p>\n

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By the tall cairn that sat near a N edge. The second cairn is straight up from Lupe. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Perhaps Keno Hill<\/span><\/a> (6,065 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> had one of those enormous summits where no one point is really noticeably higher than the rest?\u00a0 A little scouting looking for E and S edges might be required to confirm it.<\/p>\n

Not necessary!\u00a0 While gazing SE toward the other big cairn from the N one, the fog momentarily weakened.\u00a0 Visibility improved.\u00a0 Well beyond the second cairn a rocky ridge appeared, definitely higher than where Lupe was now.\u00a0 A tall pole stood erect at the high point, jutting up from yet another cairn.<\/p>\n

Thar she blows, SPHP!\u00a0 That’s got to be the true summit, doesn’t it?<\/em><\/p>\n

The fog closed in again.\u00a0 The ridge vanished.\u00a0 No doubt about it, though, Loopster was right!<\/p>\n

200 yards away?\u00a0 No more than that.\u00a0 A light rain began as Lupe closed in on Monument Hill, true summit of the whole Keno Hill ridge.\u00a0 Not all that steep from this direction, but the approach was extremely rocky.<\/p>\n

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Approaching the top of Monument Hill<\/strong>. Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Made it!\u00a0 This was the summit alright.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog had seen on the way here that the terrain did drop away farther E.\u00a0 From the top of the ridge, the ground was seen sloping sharply away to the S, too.<\/p>\n

SPHP congratulated Loop on reaching the top of Keno Hill!\u00a0 No views, of course.\u00a0 In fact, conditions seemed to be worsening.\u00a0 No sign of a registry, or a survey benchmark shown on the topo map<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 With a zillion rocks in the area, no telling where it might be.<\/p>\n

In light rain and fog, Lupe sat next to the wooden pole at the high point.\u00a0\u00a0 A moment of glory, but not one to be savored.\u00a0 No sense lingering under these conditions.\u00a0 5 minutes, perhaps a bit more, and that was it.<\/p>\n

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On top of Keno Hill<\/strong>. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Final moments atop Keno<\/strong> (Monument)<\/em> Hill<\/strong>.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Foggy Keno Hill had been an adventure!\u00a0 Lupe had wandered a long way from the road, much farther than SPHP had originally intended.\u00a0 Still in fog, all the cairns she had passed along the way did help guide her back.\u00a0 Loopster never did see that one large black and white rock again, but did pass by the pipe with the orange ribbon.<\/p>\n

Once back to the road, the rest was easy.<\/p>\n

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Back at the road, below the clouds again. Photo looks NW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Near Keno Summit<\/strong> close to the end of Signpost Road. Photo looks SW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

8-13-19<\/strong>, 8:40 PM, the Signpost – <\/em>Back from Monument Hill, the Signpost beckoned.\u00a0 Loopster returned.\u00a0 The road she had taken partway to the summit was in view to the E, the upper reaches of the mountain still cloaked in fog.\u00a0 At the very top of the Signpost was a sign SPHP hadn’t noticed before, one that showed how far N Lupe had already made it on this Dingo Vacation.<\/p>\n

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Back at the Signpost. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Loopster retired to the G6.\u00a0 20 minutes later, a dense fog swept over the mountain.\u00a0 Rain lashed the tundra.\u00a0 The W wind blew in gusts.\u00a0 Light was fading.<\/p>\n

11 km beyond the end of the Silver Trail!\u00a0 185 miles from the Arctic Circle!\u00a0 With night coming on at 5,500 feet at the end of Signpost road, Keno Hill felt incredibly desolate and remote.<\/p>\n

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Safely back in the G6.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Keno Hill<\/strong> (Monument Hill)<\/em> summit<\/strong>, Yukon Territory, Canada 8-13-19<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Mount Haldane, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-14-18)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n

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Days 8 & 9 of Lupe’s 2019 Dingo Vacation to the Yukon & Alaska! 8-12-19, Takhini Hot Pools NW of Whitehorse – Oh, the deliciously warm, wet luxury of it all!\u00a0 For a whole hour SPHP soaked in the heat of the Takhini Hot Pools.\u00a0 So nice to be warm and clean again!\u00a0 Abandoned in … Continue reading On the Silver Trail to the Minto Bridge, Signpost Road & Keno Hill, Yukon Territory, Canada (8-12-19 & 8-13-19)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":25751,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1210],"tags":[105,106,26,1075,1219,104,1220,1223,1218,1222,1221,708],"class_list":["post-25760","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-2019-yukon-alaska","tag-american-dingo","tag-carolina-dog","tag-dingo-vacations","tag-five-finger-rapids","tag-keno","tag-lupe","tag-mayo","tag-minto-bridge","tag-monument-hill","tag-signpost-road","tag-stewart-river","tag-yukon"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/IMG_4385-scaled.jpg?fit=1651%2C1238&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25760","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=25760"}],"version-history":[{"count":30,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25760\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27920,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25760\/revisions\/27920"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/25751"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=25760"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=25760"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=25760"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}