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taste the wild berries (www.skyhigh
wilderness.com/day-hike-w-huskies).
Take a weekend camping and exploring tour
from Minto Landing to Fort Selkirk, Yukon’s
largest historic site. Immerse yourself in the
Gold Rush, listen to the stories of local
Indigenous Tutchone tour guides and
sample easy grab and go cuisine while
enjoying breathtaking scenery and wildlife
(www.tutchonetours.com).
Explore the Yukon! Rent a camper van or a
4x4 jeep with camping gear and rooftop
tent—perfect for exploring the Dempster
Highway (www.overlandyukon.com).
The Yukon Black Spruce Cabins are four
modern cabins perched in the Boreal Forest,
just five minutes from downtown
Whitehorse (www.yukonblackspruce.ca).
Yukon Heli Ski operates in the Northern
Coast Mountains of BC and Yukon Territory
and includes all kinds of terrain for skiers of
all abilities. Accommodation is at the Tiny
Town base camp with tiny houses, a saloon,
sauna and meals catered by professional
chefs (www.yukonheliski.com).
CITY LIGHTS
Whitehorse, the capital of the Yukon, gained
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its name from the roiling White Horse
Rapids on the Yukon River. Whitehorse is
the urban heart of the territory, with historic
and heritage sites, a vibrant arts locale, and a
wide range of dining and accommodation
choices (www.travelyukon.com).
Quirky and historic Dawson City
preserves its storied Gold Rush past with
false-fronted buildings, rustic log cabins,
can-can dancing and a frontier energy.
Downtown Dawson is designated a national
historic site (www.dawsoncity.ca).
THE GREAT OUTDOORS
In the Yukon’s unspoiled wilderness,
outdoor enthusiasts can explore on foot or
by mountain bike, or retrace the prospectors’
footsteps by hiking the challenging Chilkoot
Trail. Angle for trophy fish in a northern
glacier-fed lake or climb a mountain. Go
heli-hiking or heli-skiing, kayaking,
canoeing or rafting part of the Yukon River—
Canada’s second longest.
The Yukon, home to some of the most
renowned rivers in Canada, is a paddler’s
dreamscape. In addition to the Yukon and
Klondike rivers, the territory has four
Canadian Heritage Rivers: the Alsek, Thirty
Mile, Tatshenshini and Bonnet Plume. These
ribbons of water offer challenging
whitewater to flat waters, with outstanding
opportunities to observe wildlife.
Anglers come from around the world to
experience some of Canada’s best fishing for
lake trout, northern pike, Arctic grayling and
rainbow trout in the Yukon’s pristine lakes