Roadside highway turnout - Rest Area - View Area- Photo taken from view area Photo - Looking at the Yukon 5 Fingers Rapids. During the gold rush, the inexperienced stampeders in their heavily-loaded home-made boats faced a real challenge when navigating 5 Fingers Rapids. Sternwheeler pilots had to use all their skill when navigating Five Finger Rapids. Although steamers could navigate downstream fairly easily, they required assistance coming upstream. For many years a set cable was in place that the boats. The cable was wound around a steam-powered capstan, and the boat essentially pulled itself through the channel. The North Klondike Highway