How to see Canada's Yukon territory
On a remote stretch of water just outside Whitehorse, the isolated capital of
Canada’s Yukon territory, you gather onto a dock to load gear into a floatplane. Around you, each face in your group flashes a look containing both eager excitement and anxious nervousness as they await the call to board the plane and transport to the starting point for a unique opportunity to paddle one of North America’s longest rivers: the Yukon. In addition to supporting the plane, the hollow floats also contain much of the gear you’ll use over the next few days. Once loaded, the pilot taxis away from the shore, and almost immediately, the plane is dancing across the water and building speed. Just like that, you’re airborne and beginning the short flight across Lake Laberge.
Near the mouth of the lake, the plane takes an exhilarating dive, and the pilot gracefully lands the plane on the river. The plane glides across the water’s surface and comes to rest gently o…
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