Time goes by so quickly

Feet in the Yukon River

With a little less than two weeks left in Yukon Territory, I am in a rush to get things done that I haven't over the last month. I've gone on a number of extended walks, gone to hot springs, eaten at the most touristy restaurant in Whitehorse where I ate reindeer, climbed sandy cliffs and steep inclines, put my feet in the Yukon River and walked around a Lake taking a long break when we arrived at a canyon. It has been a pretty good week. 

The coolest thing is that most of these activities have started in the afternoon and ended well into night time, while the sun is still out(!). Back home I'm pretty good at telling the time by the sun, but here I'm always asking, "what time is it" and am flabbergasted when I am told 9pm or 3:30am. This weekend a number of us are going camping near the Yukon/Alaska border at a spot called Pine Lake. I had plans to climb up King's Throne - a mountain that half way up, just past the tree-line, has a rock outcrop that looks like a rock throne. Cool!  

I say I had plans, because over the weekend while walking around a lake, I somehow tweaked something on top of my left foot. It has been very painful for the past couple days, to the point that I am opting to walk around barefoot because it is less painful. My main mode of transportation has been my feet here and having a messed-up foot isn't doing me any good. A few quick internet searches tell me that it's likely tendinitis and that the cures are rest, hot/cold baths and mild anti-inflammatory meds. Today is a little better, but I am about to walk for an hour to work because I am short $1 for bus fare, maybe I'll see if I can hitch.

If I don't get to do any hiking this weekend, maybe I'll see some wildlife. Apparently, there are bears where we are going. I'm still pretty scared to encounter one, but what is life without a little fear?