Suspension bridge
Over the river.
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Miles Canyon is a rocky gorge on the Yukon River on the southern edge of Whitehorse, capital of Canada's Yukon territory, about 7 km from the city centre in a straight line. It is one of the best-known natural sights near the city. The river once surged through rapids here that gave Whitehorse, the white horse, its name. Those rapids disappeared beneath Schwatka Lake after a hydroelectric dam was built in 1958. Archaeological research at nearby Canyon City shows First Nations used the area for several thousand years, and the explorer Frederick Schwatka saw a portage trail around the canyon in 1883. Green-turquoise river water runs between sheer walls of dark basalt that look like stacked columns, topped by pine forest. A narrow wooden suspension bridge crosses the canyon, leaving visitors standing above the rushing water, and a small rocky island sits in the river. It is an easy trip from central Whitehorse, and visitors walk across the bridge and along paths beside the canyon rim. The edges are unfenced in places, so keep back.
Over the river.
The Yukon River.
An archaeological site.
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada
Yes, on the edge of Whitehorse.
Not everywhere, so keep back from the edge.