yukon what not to miss?

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Gonna take the kids for a Yukon trip heading in the general direction of Faro from BC. Looking to fish and do some wildlife viewing etc.

Mostly interested in nice, people less, places and small stream fishing.

Any suggestions for places not to miss. Will likely be traveling the #4, #6 and #2 roads.

Thanks
 
When you're heading north from Whitehorse be sure to stop at Braeburn for their cinnamon buns, and just north of there a stop at Five Fingers Rapids is quite scenic. Oh yea, get some coffee beans to take home from Midnight Sun, I'm partial to Black Raven, but I like my coffee strong and dark. The geography is so diverse throughout the Yukon, you can hardly go wrong on any road. My step son got his moose on the Pelly just north of Faro last year. If you have a boat I would take a trip from Carmacks down the Yukon River to Lake Larbarge. Last summer we boated around Labarge and went a short distance down the Yukon, and it just left me wanting more. I haven't gone the whole way though, so I can't speak of rapids or other problems you might encounter, but maybe someone from the Yukon will join in.
 
Thanks a bunch guys.
RGV I 'd been wondering about mac pass now I gotta go for sure.
Boomer, Any time I hear Dark and Strong and coffee in the same sentence I am sold, If canned milk sinks in it, it aint strong enough LOL.
we have a couple day float on the Pelley planned and I am starting to look into some other canoe routes.
Just got back from the Kraft dinner, beans and canned pear store gonna be fun!
 
I would 2nd the recommendation for the north Canol road to Mac Pass. It is a long ways but worth the effort. Several lakes to stop and use the canoe, and the fishing should be reasonable. Floating any of the bigger rivers is always a great adventure. Enjoy and if I can help just drop me a line. Smokey
 
David, don't dare go to the Yukon without dropping back to see the Atlin country in northern BC.
No other place like it.
A suggestion is on coming home, head for Skagway and go at least as far as Carcross, (beautiful country in the Yukon and BC a little further than Carcross) then from Carcross go on # 8 through Tagish and on to Jakes Corner. From there go down to Atlin, etc.
 
H4831 said:
David, don't dare go to the Yukon without dropping back to see the Atlin country in northern BC.
No other place like it.
A suggestion is on coming home, head for Skagway and go at least as far as Carcross, (beautiful country in the Yukon and BC a little further than Carcross) then from Carcross go on # 8 through Tagish and on to Jakes Corner. From there go down to Atlin, etc.
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X2, even when you're like me and have to spend the night on a mountain:p. Bruce is correct however and I'll have to get back one day:).
 
Smokey, Bruce, John: Thanks alot the whole family is pouring over maps and getting excited. Your posts have them in a fever pitch of gas burning, dust breathing , grayling eating excitment.

Oh yeah Boomer my 7 year old cinnamon addicted daughter found a second refrence to the braeburn buns so there is no way she is going to miss that!
 
H4831 said:
A suggestion is on coming home, head for Skagway and go at least as far as Carcross, (beautiful country in the Yukon and BC a little further than Carcross) then from Carcross go on # 8 through Tagish and on to Jakes Corner. From there go down to Atlin, etc.
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If you can manage a side trip to Skagway and/or Haines AK, you won't regret it either. Whales, seals, and sea lions can be seen in the Lynn Canal which separates the two towns. Grizzly bears can be seen feeding at the fish ladder east of Haines, and a ton of Klondike history can around Skagway and Dyea on the American side of the line. In his book Sixguns, Elmer Keith wrote about the shooting of the outlaw Soapy Smith by a fellow named Reed in Skagway, both men were killed in the incident. Soapy's grave as well as Reed's is easily found in the Skagway Cemetary at the base of a nice little water fall. The Carcross desert is a pretty unique sight for the north as well. There's just too much to see in that country to squeeze it all into a single summer. Everytime I go to the Yukon I leave wanting to go back.
 
Well sounds like I should just take the time to find a Job there! Whitehorse looks like a kinder place then Fort St john and BC is getting smaller by the minute. Any one need a couple biologists? We generally work for peanuts and are easy to get along with (as long as I have had my coffee).
 
Boomer said:
If you can manage a side trip to Skagway and/or Haines AK, you won't regret it either. Whales, seals, and sea lions can be seen in the Lynn Canal which separates the two towns. Grizzly bears can be seen feeding at the fish ladder east of Haines, and a ton of Klondike history can around Skagway and Dyea on the American side of the line. In his book Sixguns, Elmer Keith wrote about the shooting of the outlaw Soapy Smith by a fellow named Reed in Skagway, both men were killed in the incident. Soapy's grave as well as Reed's is easily found in the Skagway Cemetary at the base of a nice little water fall. The Carcross desert is a pretty unique sight for the north as well. There's just too much to see in that country to squeeze it all into a single summer. Everytime I go to the Yukon I leave wanting to go back.
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Boomer, I agree with all that. I was going to mention the Carcross sand dunes for the kids to wear off steam at. Kids hell! Last time we were there the wife and I were seniorish and we played in the sand in our bare feet!
I would never, ever again drive from Skagway to Dyea. It is the most dangerous road in creation. Barely wide enough to meet on, angle up a side cut on the side of the mountain, down the other side. We were going up on the way home with our 3/4 ton 4x4 when a pick up came down the twisty hill at twice the speed he should have been going. Somehow we missed, but I still have bad dreams about seeing that ocean down there 1000 feet and being inches from being pushed over the edge.
Out of Haines, heading for Haines Junction, is the famous eagle area. Hundreds of them congregated, in August when we saw them. Toward Haines junction, out of Alaska and in BC, you go above timberline, which is very low there, but ptarmigan were all ofer the place.
From Haines Junction you can go north to the road that goes to the east, through Chicken Alaska and into Dawson City from the north. This road is called the "top of the world," for good reason. Lots of history on that road. By the way, Chicken Alaska was named by two prospectors, because of all the ptarmigan around. They didn't know how to spell "ptarmigan," so they settled for "Chicken," as a name for their settlement.
Boomer, I wonder if Yukon Tourism would put us on their payroll?
David, I am going to send you a PM.
Bruce
 
If you need a reference letter for that Yukon Tourism job let me know.

In these few posts you guys have contributed a pile to the yukon economy!

Carcross Dunes are causing a bit of a stir around here. I see my new rifle money evaporating in gas for sure now!

Thanks again and Bruce extra thanks for that PM, really helps a bunch .

BTW as a life long spelling challanged guy I have a new respect for Chicken Alaska.
 
And now apparently we gotta visit the 38 mile mark of the Canol road. Anyone know what the real story is behind Stan's song?
 
Don't forget the Liard hot springs on the way up to the Yukon. The King salmon fishing at Dalton post and yes Skagway is worth the trip. Spent a summer up there and wished I stayed.
 
From the main hot springs a trail goes on to more springs. Along the trail is a sign warning of grizzly bears.
Shortly after we were there was the incident where the US tourist shot the grizzly while he was on top of and chewing up a tourist. That happened near the second set of hot springs.
Parks Canada were very big hearted about it, they stated they would not be pressing charges against the American for discharging a firearm in the park!
 
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