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Looking north across Kluane Lake's marsh with Sheep Mountain in the distance.
The AlCan highway follows this largest lake in the Yukon for many miles/kilometers. Stunning scenery.
Have a wonderful weekend!
Tonight's sunset is a tribute to Ted Harrison. I see where the inspiration for his unique artistic style came from.
Expedition through the Yukon on kayaks. Kayaking along the Yukon and the Berenga Sea from Manley Hot Springs to Saint Michael (about 1000 miles).
There’s a land where the mountains are nameless
And the rivers all run God knows where;
There are lives that are erring and aimless,
And deaths that just hang by a hair;
There are hardships that nobody reckons;
There are valleys unpeopled and still;
There’s a land—oh, it beckons and beckons,
And I want to go back—and I will.
Taken from the poem:
The Spell of the Yukon
by Robert Service
I want to go back and I will
A typical Yukon view as one drives the AlCan Highway. Many many miles without seeing any signs of man, just Nature all about. I liked that.
Have a wonderful week!
The latest Drune build is a Blade Runner themed sim, coinciding with the 40th anniversary of the original movie.
I love neon-urban environments, and so was happy to see that it includes a replica of the Yukon Hotel, which gave me an excuse to cover this amazing place.
My guide and collaborator for this mini-review was Elizabeth Dovgal who also showed me Deckard's apartment, probably my favourite part of the sim.
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The marsh grasses at the southern end of Kluane Lake had turned a vibrant yellow and gold. The lake is a prime stopping spot for migrating waterfowl. Sheep mountain in the distance, named for the bighorn sheep that call it home. Just another beauty on the AlCan Highway.
Have a marvelous week!
Driving along the ALCAN, aka the Alaska Highway, I passed Squanga Lake in the Yukon, and stopped to take a shot of the clouds and their reflection on the lake.
Expedition through the Yukon on kayaks. Kayaking along the Yukon and the Berenga Sea from Manley Hot Springs to Saint Michael (about 1000 miles).
north of carmacks on the robert campbell highway lies a roadside turnout perfect for a mid-morning breakfast stop, warm enough for shorts and bare feet, we sat and admired the views while taking in the sunshine
to the right and 30 meters down lies the yukon river, flowing alongside the pelly mountains...at this point the river bends in a massive horseshoe against the cliff and several canoes silently drifted by in the slow current
pre-covid post-retirement and pure bliss
ursus arctos
length: 1 to 2.8 m
weight: 139 kg (male), 95 kg (female)
lifespan: 20 to 30 years
predators: humans
habitat: boreal forest, mountain alpine, arctic tundra
yukon population estimate: 6,000-7,000
they breed for the first time around their 8th year and reproduce every 3 to 4 years
bears routinely distinguish between threatening and non-threatening human behaviour
bears are not mean or malicious; they are very gentle, curious, and tolerant animals
shih shòh (gwich’in)
shär cho (hän)
dlēze (kaska)
srà cho (northern tutchone)
akłaq (inuvialuit)
atsìá sho (big grandpa) (southern tutchone)
shash chō (tagish)
shüh choh (upper tanana)
xóots or xûts (tlingit)
It was a stormy entrance into the Yukon and would continue this way until we left. Beautiful expanse of wilderness. Untamed, remote, desolate, and awe inspiring. I'm looking forward to my return.
The Yukon is undeniably beautiful. This photo, taken near Jake's Corner in Southern Yukon is a perfect example of the sort of lanscape scenery that is so typical of southern Yukon. The break in the trees holds a seasonal stream, which was almost dry when I took this. It will be running much deeper come spring.
Five days in the heart of Yukon, the tombstone territorial park, and we experienced snow storm, heavy rain, overcast, and finally this great sunset, as well as beautiful aurora, what else can I ask?
It was past midnight when daylight started to fade and the moon set behind Mount Archibald in the Kluane Ranges. The beauty of the long summer nights kept us up into the early mornings on most nights travelling through the Yukon and Northwest Territories.
Doc and I have spent a lot of time along the Yukon River over the past 44 years. Just a short distance south of Whitehorse you will find a narrow road leading to Miles Canyon. It is well worth the drive. The scenery is spectacular, and you get to cross over the river on a wooden suspension footbridge. That in itself is a thrill, (especially if you are afraid of heights) - and looking down into the swirling Yukon River below, can be just a tad intimidating as well. See those trails along the canyon? You are free to roam all over the area, but you best be careful, because if you get too close to the edge you would disappear in a few seconds.
**1898 The Gold Rush
During the Klondike Gold Rush, the thousands of stampeders travelling down the Yukon River to Dawson - Miles Canyon and the Whitehorse Rapids were the most treacherous obstacles on the entire route. Canyon City, at the upstream end of the canyon, was the place where people stopped to plan their next move. Many unloaded their boats and laboriously portaged their goods.
By June 1898 a huge bottleneck had developed at Canyon City. Nearly 300 boats had been wrecked in the rapids, and five people had drowned; North-West Mounted Police Inspector Samuel Steele confessed: "why more casualties have not occurred is a mystery to me." Steele issued an order that skilled pilots had to be hired to take the boats through.
By then, a tramway had been built on the east bank of the river. It was eight km long and ran from Canyon City to the foot of the rapids, just across from the present site of downtown Whitehorse, hauling goods on horse-drawn cars for 3 cents per pound. A rival tram was also built on the west bank of the river. A small settlement developed at Canyon City, and a townsite was even surveyed there. Although it thrived for a short time, by 1900 the White Pass railway was completed to Whitehorse, and Canyon City had lost its reason for existence. Of the many modes of transportation developed during the gold rush, the most practical was the White Pass & Yukon Route, a narrow-gauge railway connecting Skagway, Alaska, at tidewater, with Whitehorse, at the head of navigation on the Yukon River.
Wikipedia