The second half of the Alaska Highway took us through the Yukon and WOW, what a magical place!
The Yukon is one of Canada’s three territories and is known for the Klondike Gold Rush and its immense wilderness and wildlife. We spent 3.5 days driving through the Yukon and were constantly in awe by the sheer beauty of the landscapes around us.
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⌚Timestamps
00:00 Introduction
01:01 Exploring the Sign Post Forest
04:13 Back on the road + plans for the day
04:56 We saw a MOOSE!
05:41 Driving to Teslin
05:57 Sleeping at the Teslin Lake rest area
07:01 Our plan for day two in the Yukon
08:08 Visiting the smallest desert in the WORLD! (Carcross Desert)
10:32 Quick stop at Emerald Lake for lunch
12:18 Miles Canyon in Whitehorse
14:26 Exploring Whitehorse
15:23 Walking the Whitehorse Millennium Trail
16:35 Seeing the S.S. Klondike
17:43 Lunch at Klondike Rib & Salmon
20:23 Coffee at Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters
20:53 Heading to Kluane National Park
21:47 Hiking the King’s Throne trail at Kluane National Park
25:47 EPIC boondocking spot by Kluane National Park
26:29 Our plan for day four in the Yukon
27:08 Visiting Long Ago Peoples Place
34:02 Hiking the Solider’s Summit trail at Kluane National Park
36:08 Small van mishap
38:24 FREE camping on Kluane Lake
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📍Locations in this vlog
Sign Post Forest: https://goo.gl/maps/tWxaxP1dmaYRpquM6
Teslin Lake Rest Area: https://goo.gl/maps/9HrCtDMJSNj8eXzz9
Carcross Desert: https://goo.gl/maps/f3wMHmRXN7ETzWSo7
Emerald Lake: https://goo.gl/maps/pkfcc4kq6qquHomf7
Miles Canyon: https://goo.gl/maps/XJ9pDjQsdcg9nhLC8
Millennium Trail: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/yukon/whitehorse-millennium-trail
S.S. Klondike: https://www.pc.gc.ca/en/lhn-nhs/yt/ssklondike
Klondike Rib & Salmon: https://goo.gl/maps/sKb1Wt8rTFbcgAGx6
Midnight Sun Coffee Roasters: https://goo.gl/maps/fmRM4KoQSRQ3jjET8
King’s Throne Trail: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/yukon/kings-throne-peak-trail
Boondocking spot near Kluane National Park: https://www.ioverlander.com/places/35526-gravel-rd-near-haines-road-hwy-along-quill-creek
Long Ago People’s Place: https://yukonfirstnationculture.com/
Soldier’s Summit Trail: https://www.alltrails.com/trail/canada/yukon/soldiers-summit
Boondocking spot on Kluane Lake: https://www.ioverlander.com/places/1087-kluane-lake-3-nice
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This video was filmed on June 6-9, 2022 and doesn’t reflect current conditions.
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I miss my home territory. Living in Central/Northern BC these days.
Ahhhhh my home town born and raised…..love this thank you for visiting us in the Yukon
I love how much info you guys give in each episode. Like cliff notes of a wiki page haha. And you guys give it with such ease like you have a teleprompter or something. Seeing your travels really makes me want to get outside!
My home, the Yukon ❤️
Gosh you guys make some amazing videos!
So glad I found your video. Yukon is definitely on my list. Was in BC for a few weeks in June. Can’t wait to return west. I live in Ontario. No sites like these. Gorgeous views. Thanks so much. 🤓🇨🇦
So happy YouTube recommended this! My Mom is from the Yukon, and we just got back from visiting family there last week. I tell everyone to visit up North; the views and the people are amazing. We try to visit every 2 years, but it's been a few since I got to go up. (We live in Alberta.) So glad to see familiar faces and places. Meta's sister is married to my Uncle, they are so sweet. Also, Klondike Rib & Salmon is definitely worth the wait! Hopefully you'll get to visit again soon! Braeburn cinnamon buns, Dawson City, Keno, Mayo, Dempster Highway, etc. are all amazing. Ps, were you guys there between July 15th to 25th? I saw a van that had something about Texas to Alaska with a pup in the front seat that looked like yours lol. Happy Travels!
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Your video before this popped up as a suggestion and I'm so glad it did! The energy you three have is great! Beautiful country!
I will follow your journey in the future.it is my dream driving RV to Yukon an d Alaska.I will start with Toronto.
I’ve lived in the Yukon almost my whole life and never found it interesting. But seeing someone else go to places that I’ve been visiting my whole life makes it seem so entertaining
Oh my! Good thing you guys enjoyed the Yukon. I am from Whitehorse but you guys have been to so many places than me! Hahaha! I totally enjoyed watching your videos! So wholesome and informative! Such a delight! Keep em coming beautiful couple!
so awesome to see part of the upper yukon river. I am from the mouth of the yukon River, Alakanuk AK.
love the vlogs❣. best adventures to you both.
I visited the Yukon last summer, and seeing this video brought back so many happy memories from such a beautiful place! It makes me want to go back. Thanks for sharing!
Love the information you share, esp the geology lessons.
Truly enjoyed the footage and the visiting of the natives. I'm new to your channel, thank you for sharing 🌺🧡
Your video was fun to watch. I have lived in Whitehorse for 36 years.
Hey I live there =D Great video you two. Glad you enjoyed the trip through!
It's fun reliving my drive up the Alcan with your videos. I capped my solo driving days at 7 hours so I could explore, hike, go to visitors centers, and meet locals.
I appreciate the bits of history and mentions of Native American history.
I spent a lot of my 6th day also exploring Whitehorse.
Thanks for another great video.
We just did the Alaska Highway in our Sprinter camper this past May (2022), so we were likely there around the time you were. Fantastic trip- we stayed at Toad River and had a great time. We also ended up with a busted windshield, but it wasn't from the AK Hwy- I thought we had dodged the bullet, and got hit with a stone on the way back home somewhere near Calgary.
Great video, as always! When I was 18 or so, a friend and I visited UT Austin and went to County Line BBQ – I’m sure you’ve been there! I had never ordered ribs before so ordered a full rack. I had no clue I was getting so much!! Each half rack also came with a loaf of bread, so I had the full rack and 2 loaves of bread. Always fun to see others order the full rack vs half 🙂
You have to travel up the dempster highway and check out the florescent orange rocks near engineer creek.
I'm a local in Whitehorse and just wanted to say you did a beautiful job of showing off out little city! Glad you could visit, come again soon!
Wow, amazing, so beautiful. The videos are so amazing. The mountains are must breathtaking. You can see things from the road, but you really have hike to see the amazing places. Thank you for sharing. I really enjoyed the gentleman yall talked to. I love the history of different people. He was very interesting to listen to.
I was wondering if this was filmed this year, but then I saw the rain and how high the river at the Teslin bridge was. Confirmed this summer.
Edit: ah yes, we had a landslide at the end of April and it closed off that road into town and the part of the millennium trail you were at
As truckers we drive this highway 2 times a week and it's always changing and always beautiful.
The Yukon some of the most outrageously gorgeous country on the planet. I'm lucky to live in the neighborhood.
We finally caught up to this video and loved the mosquitos footage. Campfire story: change of command at Wainwright when soldiers are all in formation, cannot move, and swarmed by mosquitos. Everyone came off the field with welts on their face.
Did u not stop at liard hot springs
Doesn't the instrument panel have its own fuse? Think that might work to reboot it a bit more easily?
So glad you made it to the carcross desert! Such a cool location!
Those ribs look so good!!