North to Alaska and Back
We rented a canoe this morning and paddled a 12 mile stretch of the Yukon River from Whitehorse to the confluence of the Takhini River When we started out in Whitehorse, even though the river was as wide as the Susquehanna, the current was quite swift and I was a bit worried. But after a while, the current slowed down and the river narrowed to about the length of a football field. In fact, the current slowed down so much that eventually I started calling the river “Lake Yukon”. We had paddled about 15 minutes when we saw several golden eagles. Other than that, the only wildlife we saw were lots and lots of raucous crows. The banks of the river varied from tall sand
jkfrese
43 chapters
15 Apr 2020
Day 18 - Whitehorse, Yukon
July 07, 2017
We rented a canoe this morning and paddled a 12 mile stretch of the Yukon River from Whitehorse to the confluence of the Takhini River When we started out in Whitehorse, even though the river was as wide as the Susquehanna, the current was quite swift and I was a bit worried. But after a while, the current slowed down and the river narrowed to about the length of a football field. In fact, the current slowed down so much that eventually I started calling the river “Lake Yukon”. We had paddled about 15 minutes when we saw several golden eagles. Other than that, the only wildlife we saw were lots and lots of raucous crows. The banks of the river varied from tall sand
cliffs to lodge pole pine-lined beaches. The water was a crystal clear, beautiful turquoise.
Late afternoon, we toured the S.S. Klondike, a restored sternwheeler, powered by wood-fired boilers, that had carried cargo and passengers up the Yukon River. It brought food and equipment to the settlements and mining camps in the Yukon.
Afterwards, we had dinner at Klondike Rib and Salmon. The menu included wild elk stroganoff, venison stew, and bison steak. Jay had delicious smoked ribs and I had equally good fish (halibut) and chips. All was good until we decided to split the sourdough bread pudding for dessert. The portion was HUGE. OMG, enough for at least six people!
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Day 1: Harrisburg, PA to West Branch SP, Ohio
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Day 2: On to Pokagon SP, Indiana
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Days 3 and 4 On to Illinois and Wisconsin
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Days 5, 6 & 7: On to Maple Grove, Mn and Fargo and Minot, North Dakota
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Days 8 & 9 - On to Saskatchewan,
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Day 10 - On to Alberta
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Day 11 - Elk Island National Park
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Days 12 and 13 - On to Dawson Creek, British Columbia
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Day 14 - Alaska Highway to Fort Nelson, BC
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Day 15 - On to Muncho Lake, BC
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Day 16 - On to Watson Lake, Yukon
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Day 17 - On to Whitehorse, Yukon
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Day 18 - Whitehorse, Yukon
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Day 19 - Whitehorse, Yukon
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Day 20: Klondike Hwy to Dawson City
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Day 21: Dawson City
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Day 22: Dawson City
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Day 23: On to Chicken, Alaska!
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Day 24 - On to Kenny Lake
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Day 25: Wrangell-St. Elias NP
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Day 26: Kenny Lake Area
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Day 27: Richardson Hwy to Valdez AK
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Days 28 & 29:Valdez
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Days 30 & 31: On to Anchorage
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Day 32: Katmai National Park
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Day 33: Lake Clark National Park
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Day 34: On to Talkeetna
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Days 35 - 38 Denali National Park
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Days 39, 40 and 41 - Fairbanks AK
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Days 42, 43 & 44 - Bettles, AK
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Days 45 & 46 - Tok to Kluane Lake
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Days 47, 48, 49 - Kluane Lake to Boya Lake
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Day 50 - Boya Lake to Iskut, BC
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Days 51 & 52 - Stewart British Columbia and Hyder Alaska
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Days 53, 54, 55 - Smithers to Jasper Park
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Day 58 - The Icefields Parkway
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Days 56 & 57 - Jasper National Park
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Days 59 and 60 - Banff NP
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Days 61, 62 63 - Banff, Alberta to Minot, North Dakota
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Days 64, 65, 66 - North Dakota to Minnesota
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Day 67 - Duluth, Minnesota
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Days 68, 69,& 70 - To Mackinac Island
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Days 71 thru 78, The Last Chapter!
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