Alaskan Highway, across the Arctic
Circle or follow the historic Klondike
Highway to the authentic frontier
town of Dawson City, which was
Ground Zero during the Klondike
Gold Rush.
Tip: Keep your eyes peeled for all
sorts of quirky roadside pit stops
such as the Braeburn Lodge, about
halfway between Whitehorse and
Dawson, where you can try their
famous $10 cinnamon buns, which
are roughly the size of your head.
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helicopter ride over Kluane National
Park, a designated UNESCO World
rita
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ith o r
glaciers, should be on everyone’s
bucket list. We went with Kluane
Helicopters. It’s a bit of a splurge at
around $2,200 an hour, but you can
bring along 3 buddies to share the
cost, and per their website, they
have “THE BEST DAMN PILOTSPERIOD!” This is kind of important
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I snapped pictures of the mystical
snow-white covered mountain peaks
and shocking turquoise-accented
seracs (dramatic columns of glacial
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lost kingdom of Shangri-la.
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What the lucky
peeps saw during
Northern Tales
Aurora tour
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If you can’t decide which to do, the
award-winning adventure company,
Up North Adventures, is happy to
let you mix it up. For those short
on time, or if you’re a city slicker
with a short attention span, check
out their Multi-Activity Tour, which
lets you dabble in dog sledding,
snowmobiling, tobogganing and
no ho in a in on
n
afternoon.
Pic entered in Takhini Hotsprings
Hair Freezing Contest
One of the owners, Mark, was our
guide and I swear he is the MacGyver
of the Yukon. He showed us how to
read animal tracks (very cool) and
shared many outdoor survival tips.
Tip: If you’re in the market to pick
up some serious skills, Up North
a
nt r o t tt r a o off r
on
Avalanche Courses and Wilderness
First Responder classes.
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There we were, bundled to the max,
waiting for our nighttime pickup by
an adventure tour operator from
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