The Yukon Tours Blog

Everything we’ve written about life in the Yukon, travel, and more.

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The Bare Facts About Bears

We get out-and-about every chance we get. Rain, shine or snow and we are out exploring. Now that camping season has officially started, with the opening of the Territorial Campgrounds on April 30, 2021- the earliest opening ever, we are able to travel further and wider…or should that be wilder!

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Frolicking around Faro

Camping season has officially begun in the Yukon. We weren’t able to go camping on opening weekend, so this past weekend was our season opener. With the Crane and Sheep Festival going on in Faro from May 7-9, we decided Faro would be our destination.

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Celebrating the Swans

Every year the Tagish River and Marsh Lake are teeming with swans. What a sight to see! As some of the first waterways in the Yukon to unfreeze, the Trumpeter and Tundra Swans take a rest here for a few days before they continue their travels further north, east to Northwest Territories or west to Alaska.

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Spirit Canyon: Hitting the trail during summer and winter

Hiking in the Yukon is not just a summer activity. Many trails throughout the territory can be hiked year-round (with the proper knowledge, equipment and ability) and Spirit Canyon is one of them. Located less than 60 km from Downtown Whitehorse -not only is it easy to get to, it’s also a hike the whole family can do.

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Buy Local Series: Treats for You & Your Canine

COVID19 has affected every single person, but for some, it helped them get creative. Air North expanded their Flight Kitchen productions and Grande Naturals was born. Continue reading to see how these two amazing companies coped and even flourished during this ongoing pandemic.

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Slow but steady: Driving on the South Canol Road

Although there are no reptiles in the Yukon, you will be travelling at turtle speed as you make your way at Johnson’s Crossing and the Robert Campbell Hwy at Ross River, travelling through the traditional territory of the Kaska and interior Tlingit First Nations.

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Cheechako no more!

There’s a saying here in the Yukon that until you have lived a whole year in the Yukon, you are a Cheechako. Once you have survived all four seasons in the territory, you are now called a Sourdough.

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Yukon Rendezvous

It was that wonderful time of the year where you don’t want to get caught without a beard or a garter on. Welcome to the 57th Yukon Rendezvous Festival! It ran from February 12-28 and has a little something for everyone to enjoy!

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Buy Local Series: Keeping it Fresh

As I continue to dig deeper and deeper into the world of Yukon-made, I’m always surprised by how easy it really is to buy locally. Yukoners pride themselves on being self sufficient and are kicking butt at it! Here are a few, from my loooong list of favourites. (in alphabetical order)

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Spring is in the Air… Well, Soon!

With the snow still on the ground and Ground Hog day not that long ago, it has me thinking about wildflowers of the Yukon. One of the amazing things about the Yukon is it seems to always be blooming- when there isn’t snow. The Yukon is home to more than 1250 species of flowering plants! Here’s a look at some of the common wildflowers you may see on your journeys throughout our colourful territory.

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Buy Local Series: Breweries

After an exhilarating day of hiking, biking, kayaking, sledding, snowshoeing, camping, kick sledding or just exploring, there are a whole lot of options to quench your thirst. There are five microbreweries in Whitehorse offering a variety of IPAs, APAs, Olde English Ales, Wheat Ales, Stouts, Pilsners, Lagers, Porters, Gose, Kolschs, Belgian-Tripels, Sours, Saisons and I’m sure I’m missing a few others!

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Tombstone With Canines

Just another day at the office and for once, I had a bit of downtime. What does a travel agent do when they have a few minutes? We plan our own adventures! With travel being very limited this year and I knew we wanted to vacation with our two trusty canines, I started my research.

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Buy Local Series: Coffee

Coffee is important for a lot of people and there are no shortages of coffee roasters in town. Skip going to Starbucks or Timmies for your double-double and try one of the independent coffee shops that will serve up a hot cup of locally roasted Joe or buy a bag of beans and make it yourself. Here are a few of the roasters in town that make a variety of heaven for your mug.

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A Dozen Quick Facts on this Stunning Territory

The Yukon covers 483,450 km² of land and is said to have nearly double the amount of moose as it does human inhabitants. There’s a whole lot of land for wildlife to roam full of lakes, rivers, mountains, volcanoes (active and dormant), glaciers, deserts, tundra and lush forests. Statistics say that 80% of the Yukon is still wilderness- Yukon really does have it all. Here are twelve quick facts about this gorgeous territory.

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Gold!!!!!

When you think about the Yukon, you automatically think about gold. Even while you move around the territory, you will see a person panning on our licence plates. The Gold Rush was the only thing that was taught in school about the Yukon and is the one thing everyone asked us about when we told them we were moving to the territory.

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Sliding Into Life in the Yukon

We love adventure, so what is more adventurous than leaving Canada’s capital in our all-wheel-drive vehicle that’s stuffed so full of our belongings and our two trusty canine companions during winter? Nothing! Like many before us, we came from Ontario -and like a lot of them, we too came for “just one year”.

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