Adventure Yukon - Canada's North

Adventure Yukon

It is something special, such a Yukon adventure! Traveling through the north of Canada is extraordinary and is likely to be different from most of the trips you have been on to date. The Yukon Territory is so sparsely populated that the region didn't even make it to the Canadian province. The territory has far too few inhabitants for that. There are only two major towns, both of which are more reminiscent of a small town: Whitehorse and Dawson City.

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The capital is the largest town in the region: Whitehorse. The city was given this honor when the Alaska Highway was completed, the main traffic artery that crosses the Yukon Territory from north to south. Every year, caravans of RV drivers from the south travel along it in search of their very own Yukon adventure. Those who want to reach the wilderness more quickly can also travel by plane. Whitehorse is home to the Yukon International Airport, which even has direct flights from Germany. Condor flies from Frankfurt to the Yukon every summer and brings adventurous travelers to the far north of Canada.

Small places

With the exception of Whitehorse and the gold mining town of Dawson City, the towns in the Yukon are mostly just small collections of houses and cabins that are motley and sometimes even put together in a ridiculous way. At best, there is a small corner shop in the town where you can buy just the bare necessities. Those who live there often have to drive hundreds of kilometers to the next big supermarket.

But the wilderness is right on your doorstep. This can go so far that every now and then a moose or even a bear actually stands in the front yard and enjoys the freshly mown grass. Or - as is more often the case with bears - is attracted by the tempting smells from the cabin kitchen. Most of the buildings that you find in these places, apart from houses and log cabins, have something to do with supplying the road and the people in the region. You will mostly look in vain for major attractions in these places. A small visitor center is often hyped up as the top attraction, where you can find out about the construction of the Alaska Highway, bush pilots or the formation of the glaciers in the area.

Adventure Yukon - The road trip is the goal

The real attraction of the Yukon is its grandiose nature, the breathtaking mountains and the endless forests. To experience the wilderness is what most travelers come to the Yukon Territory for. The Yukon adventure is different for everyone. Some drive their motorhomes along the entire Alaska Highway and maybe make one or two detours to Skagway, Haines, Alaska or Dawson City and over the Dempster Highway to the Arctic Ocean. The tour over the Top of the World Highway, which meets the Alaska Highway again near Tok in Alaska, is also nice.

If you like it wilder and rougher, you can go on a trekking tour in Kluane National Park, where there are no hiking trails - with a few exceptions along the highway. Anyone who hikes here is hiking wild. That means they cross rivers in the water, climb steep mountains on scree slopes or find their way through boggy peat soil. This is not for the untrained. If you plan something like this, you should know what you are getting yourself into. And above all: don't forget to tell the national park administration when you want to be back. If you don't show up at the agreed place at the agreed time, search parties will be sent out.

Road trips in the Yukon

Road trips in the Yukon are not what you are used to in southern Canada. The further north you go, the more the permafrost under the tarmac becomes noticeable. This means that more and more bumps in the road impede the smooth journey north, and that in the Yukon you often need twice as long or more for distances that you would cover in an hour at home. In any case, it is worth planning enough time between the individual stops. This means that you can stop for a picnic at one of the beautiful lakes, such as Kluane Lake, or go for a hike or a sightseeing flight in Kluane National Park.

The true adventure Yukon is the unpredictability of travel through this region, whether it's a road trip, scenic flight or wilderness trekking. One thing travel through the Yukon Territory is definitely: a grandiose and unforgettable experience!

Travel Arrangements:

Parking at the airport

Here you can reserve your parking space at the airport.

Getting to your adventure in the Yukon

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Source: own research on site. My own Yukon adventure began in 1990 and took me there several times a year for 15 years. In any case, my opinion will always remain my own.

Text: © Copyright Monika Fuchs and TravelWorldOnline
Photos: © Copyright Monika Fuchs and TravelWorldOnline