Point Form Itinerary – Yukon River Cedar Canoe Voyage
This
15-day wilderness voyage takes participants on a trip through time and
wilderness. The Yukon River embodies the history of the
Yukon. It served as the main transportation corridor of the Yukon
and Alaska for both First Nations and early gold-seekers. As you
travel the Yukon River you will gain an understanding of the Yukon’s
rich frontier history from the Gold Rush of 1898 through to the
sternwheeler riverboat era. Many artifacts remain along the
riverbanks for canoeists to experience first-hand. The Yukon is a
deep and broad river steeped in history and is therefore a perfect
setting to use our hand-built cedar canoes. Our cedar canoes are
propelled with hand-carved hardwood paddles of cherry, walnut or maple.
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Day 0:
- Pre-trip meeting in Whitehorse at 8:30 pm. Hotel not included
Day 1:
* Depart Whitehorse by canoe from Rotary Park
- Camp on the shores of Lake Labarge
Day 2:
* Canoe north on Lake Labarge
Day 3-8:
- Canoeing north on the Yukon River.
Day 8:
* Arrive to Carmacks
- Barbeque lunch
- Either continue on for second half of trip or depart trip at Carmacks and return to Whitehorse
- Depart Carmacks by canoe heading north on Yukon River
Day 9-14:
- Continue paddling north on the Yukon River, passing such famous locations as the Five Finger Rapids, (not as scary as it sounds) Fort Selkirk, Yukon Field Force Site, and Steward Island Museum, and then finally Dawson itself.
Day 15:
- Arrive in Dawson City Yukon in the morning
- Sightseeing in Dawson City
- Depart Dawson City heading to Whitehorse by mid-afternoon
- Hotel not included in Whitehorse
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