Canada's Yukon Territory is a dream destination for hikers, with vast wilderness areas to explore. Highlights are the historic Chilkoot Trail, Kluane National Park and Tombstone Territorial Park. With breathtaking panoramic landscapes of mountains and rivers, hiking in the Yukon is exceptional. Yukon hiking trails are among the best...
Look up into the night's sky in Canada's Yukon Territory and there's a chance you'll see the Aurora Borealis lighting up the night's sky with shimmering shades of green, blue, red and yellow. The Yukon Northern Lights are legendary and a good reason to visit the Yukon in winter.
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At first sight, Dawson City looks like a western movie set but what makes it so magnetic is it is a living museum, with real people. The building facades are elaborate and ornate, much in keeping with a Gold Rush town although the humble weatherboard is king here, now painted...
Located in northern Canada, the Yukon is a wedge of land surrounded by the Arctic Ocean, Alaska, the Northwest Territories and the province of British Columbia. Mention the Yukon and most people think of the Northern Lights, or Aurora Borealis, the shimmering phenomenon that lights up the sky. But...
An impressive snow-sprinkled mountain fills our windscreen as I accelerate around the bend. The SUV whizzes past a herd of elk grazing by the side of the road. I hit the brakes and fumble for my camera while the startled elk bolt for the forest. A Yukon road trip...
If you flew into Whitehorse, you may have been fortunate enough to have seen the Yukon River from aloft. If so, you’d have noticed that much of the river forms a braided, meandering look as it wends its way through glacial silt, sand and gravel. However, Miles Canyon offers a...
10 things to do in Montebello
The world’s largest log “cabin,” blonde bears, electric ATVs and remote cabins on secluded lakes make Montebello in Quebec a fabulous destination. From natural blondes...
