Showing posts with label Yukon. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Yukon. Show all posts

Kluane National Park and Reserve

March 02, 2022

Kluane National Park and Reserve is in the southwest of the Yukon, in Canada. It’s a vast wilderness of ice fields, forests and towering peaks. It was established in 1972, covering 22,016 square kilometres. Mountains and glaciers dominate the park's landscape, covering 82% of its area. The park includes the highest mountain in Canada, Mount Logan (5,959 m) of the Saint Elias Mountains, its largest ice field and North America’s most genetically diverse grizzly population.

Unesco: Kluane / Wrangell-St. Elias / Glacier Bay / Tatshenshini-Alsek
RR: Unesco RR
Date: Feb 20

Watson Lake

February 10, 2022

Watson Lake, Yukon, mile 635 on the Alaska Highway, is home of the world famous Signpost Park.
It lies along a small lake on the border with British Columbia.

RR: 10 Countries RR (20)
Date: Jan 29

Tombstone Territorial Park

October 08, 2021

Tombstone Territorial Park is a territorial park in central Yukon. The park protects over 2100 square kilometres of rugged peaks, permafrost landforms and wildlife, including sections of the Blackstone Uplands and the Ogilvie Mountains  .The Park protects diverse flora and fauna, including five big game species Dall's sheep, two species of caribou, moose, black bears, grizzly bears, and numerous smaller mammals. The Park is also a birders' delight, with about 150 bird species having been identified. Notable features are Mount Monolith, Tombstone Mountain, and Glissade Pass. 

RR: October Alternative RR
Date: Sept 30