YukonCanada's Yukon is one the world's last great wildernesses, where bears, moose and caribou roam. It's a place where hikers, paddlers, skiers and mushers can travel for days without seeing another human soul, where the northern lights dance green and red across starry skies, where glaciers tumble, mountain peaks soar, and tundra shrubs scream scarlet as summer turns to fall. It's a land of heart-rending human stories, too, for the Yukon is home to the Klondike, to which an estimated hundred thousand dreamers and desperadoes - including a young Jack London - once swarmed in search of gold. Bradt's Yukon is the only guidebook dedicated to this natural and historical wonderland. Offering practical advice on everything from where to pan for gold to how to avoid being eaten by a bear, alongside quirky anecdotes (such as the story behind the 'sourtoe cocktail' - a shot of whisky garnished with a severed human toe), it's the perfect companion for highway drivers, cruise-ship passengers, and outdoors enthusiasts alike. |
Contents
Background Information | 3 |
Practical Information | 22 |
Whitehorse | 51 |
The Alaska Highway | 77 |
Kluane National Park and Reserve | 101 |
Skagway and the South Klondike Highway plus Haines and Atlin | 115 |
Campbell Country | 141 |
The North Klondike Highway and the Silver Trail | 155 |
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Adventures Alaska Highway Arctic bear boat building cabins camp campground Canada Canadian canoe caribou centre closed Company Creek cross daily Dawson Dawson City dogs drive fishing gold Haines Haines Junction hiking historical Hotel interpretive Inuvik Island it’s Klondike Kluane Lake land lights live Lodge look Mackenzie Main miles moose Mountain named National Park night North northern Note offers operators paddling Pass restaurant River road rooms round route runs rush salmon Service sheep side Skagway skiing stay summer tent territory There’s toll-free tours town trail trips turn views visitor centre walk White Whitehorse wilderness wildlife winter wireless internet Yukon