Request your free official state of alaska vacation planner. A guide to paddling across alaska and the yukon territory on the yukon, tanana, porcupine, and koyukuk rivers plus the kuskokwim river paperback september 10, 2005. It is an enormous structure holding the pipeline on one side. Life is defined by the business of living off the land. It has been carrying water all through the last ice age as part of the icefree corridor that may have linked the subarctic regions with the southern latitudes and has. The yukon river is a major watercourse of northwestern north america. A guide to paddling across alaska and the yukon territory on the yukon, tanana, porcupine, and koyukuk rivers plus the kuskokwim river dan maclean 4. Our selection contains both fiction and nonfiction in new and out of print titles and the classic northern works by authors like robert service, jack london and pierre berton. Whatever style of adventure youre looking for, these alaska books are. Ned rozell is a science writer for the geophysical institute. The yukon river bridge is the only one crossing the yukon river. Access to the interior of alaska and yukon was hindered by large mountains and distance, but the wide yukon river provided a feasible route. This book contains updated maps, all the historical information and current site information on the 411 kilometers 255 miles from dawson city to circle, alaska. Steamboats on the yukon river played a role in the development of alaska and yukon.
Travel to the delta river in the yukon region or the stikine in the southeast for instance. The history of the salmon is the history of this land, adam weymouth writes in the opening of his new book, kings of the yukon. Explore the nowitna national wildlife refuge and hike to remote hot springs. While climate change is having a drastic and rapid effect on ecosystems around the globe, the most dramatic effects are being displayed in the.
Shop yukon river yukon and alaska books at alibris. A yukon strategy for climate change, energy and a green economy. Photo by ned rozell we said goodbye to john and pulled on our backpacks. Some of the best viewing of this bridge is from the yukon visitors area where there are 2 very nice wooden view. Buy middle yukon river alaska geographic book online at best prices in india on. Tucked between alaska and canadas northwest territories, the yukon is a worldclass hunting destination for moose, dall sheep, grizzly bear, wolf and mountain caribou. The yukon, tanana, porcupine, koyukuk, and kuskokwim rivers are the five longest rivers in alaska, extending into the yukon territory. The melozitna river is a 5mile 217 km tributary of the yukon river in the u. Jan 16, 2017 john mcphee writes about river people on the yukon in his 1977 book coming into the country. Publishing history this is a chart to show the publishing history of editions of works about this subject. We are among the top independent sellers of canadian books on the internet. An uncommon natural history of alaska s upper yukon by peter j. Yukon books new, out of print, first nations, childrens. The call of the wildwhite fang by jack london, the call of the wild by jack london, the spell of the yukon and other verses by r.
Read now book 1878093908read yukon river ebook free. May 04, 2020 ned rozell alaska science forum feb 23, 2020 feb 23, 2020 we just skied 100 miles of the frozen yukon river, two friends and i, until it got too cold for our skis to glide, and we flew back to. Yukon river village at 50 below tanana, alaska stan. At yukon books we carry a complete selection of yukon maps, yukon river guides as well as yukon travel guides. The big roundtrip will begin with a first short stage on the alaska highway westbound. Complete with notable location descriptions, this virtual tour of the yukon river is for entertainment and basic orientation purposes. Build your cabin on the banks and enjoy the seclusion of this remote area. Buy middle yukon river alaska geographic book online at. At yukon books we carry a wide selection of books about the people and territory of northern canada. A winter journey along the yukon river alaska science forum. Canoeing, kayaking, and rafting in the last frontier canoeing. Yukon river alaska 2020 all you need to know before. The ogilvie mountains form the valley wall to the north and after 40 miles the forty mile river enters on river left.
The yukon management area includes all of the yukon river drainage in the united states except for the tanana river drainage. Flowing from the coastal mountains of british columbia through alaska to the bering sea, the yukon river is a majestic beauty that spans 3,185 kilometers as north americas third longest river. Narrow gauge railways serving coal mines on cliff creek and coal creek, and a placer gold operation on bear creek, yukon territory, 1899 to 1918 b. The longest river in alaska and yukon, it was one of the principal means of transportation during the 18961903 klondike gold rush. Heres a run around the village and down onto the yukon river at 52 below so you can see for yourself. Yukon river valley yukon and alaska 91 works search for books with subject yukon river valley yukon and alaska. Tales yukon river valley yukon and alaska structural analysis when our words return.
Eagle, alaska yukon river cruise to dawson city, yukon. It includes everything you need to know to paddle, float or motor down the river of gold through such immortal spots as fortymile, coal creek, eagle, and through the yukon charley. Straight forward run at this water level through the right hand channel. Paddling the yukon river and its tributaries is the only guide book to paddling the entire yukon river from. Legendary alaska trip planner and alaska travel guide to the highways, roads, ferries, lodgings, recreation, sightseeing attractions and services along the alaska highway to and within alaska, including alberta, british columbia, northwest territories and the yukon. We were based for 3 nights on a room only basis at the welcoming and comfortable bridgewater hotel. Close location to tv reality show life below 0 owner may be willing to finance. Here is the story of our times log rafting on the yukon river, with our friends neil and lauro eklund. All in an america free of crass commercialism and overdevelopment. John mcphee writes about river people on the yukon in his 1977 book coming into the country. Yukon river property eagle alaska 20 acres on the river just west of the canadian border. Along with the reading, michener provides a table of contents, a list of acknowledgements, and a fact and fiction section.
A hyperlapse is a moving timelapse and, in this case, it is of the 100 mile stretch of yukon river from eagle, alaska to slavens roadhouse in yukon charley rivers national preserve. The rivers source is in british columbia, canada, from which it flows through the canadian yukon territory itself named after the river. It combines detailed river maps, photographs, and crucial ataglance information to provide you with the knowledge needed to plan a successful alaska river trip. Jan 27, 2017 today, visitors can come to yukoncharley national preserve, take a canoe down the river, and enjoy a wilderness thats mostly unchanged from when ulvi and roberts arrived in 1974. Wilderness living on the yukon river with rich corazza. Tanana, alaska usually sees 50 below each year and sometimes colder. Whitehorse, yt raven inn or whitehorse westmark 1 night.
Third longest river in north america, flowing northwest from the coastal range mountains of northern british columbia, through the yukon territory and alaska to the bering sea. Rich corazza is one of the young adventure seekers mcphee profiles in the book. The author, in a canoe, has set out to try and understand the decline in the king salmon population over the years in canada and alaska. Office of the chief of engineers publisher halleck, h. Bob gillis and adam bucki ski a side channel of the yukon river during a ski trip from eagle, alaska, to coal creek, alaska. It was one of the main ways that people travelled during the 18961903 klondike gold rush. The final report for the yukon water strategy action plan highlights work done since 2014. Drone footage of the yukon river, dawson city and whitehorse, canada footage produced during a canoe trip in the summer of 2017. Its overall length is 3185 kilometers km, with 1149 km within canadian borders. The yukon river is one of the most beautiful rivers in north america, especially the 650mile portion from the headwater lakes in british columbia down to dawson city. Part of it may be a visit to the restored sternwheeler ss klondike next to the yukon river.
The first steamers on the lower yukon river were work boats for the collins overland telegraph in 1866 or 1867, with a small steamer called wilder. Find trip planning help and frequently asked questions about. While not long, this book covers a lot of ground literally and intellectually as the author explores the longest river in alaska and yukon territory an area not shortchanged in terms of rivers. Yukon river 15 works search for books with subject yukon river. After breakfast you will get a general view of the yukon s capital. A dogpuncher on the yukon arthur treadwell walden read. Next weeks column will be about sciencey yukon river things we learned along the way. Roundtrip sightseeing tour from whitehorse our most popular luxury tour, this classic roundtrip takes in the very best alaska and canadas yukon territory have to offer. Fish for the regal sheefish, monster pike and elegant grayling. Over 80 rivers and creeks are covered in this book. Home books by alaska native authors for alaska book week.
The yukon river is almost 2,000 miles long, flowing through canada and alaska to the bering sea. From forty mile it is about 110 miles to eagle where the next access road is found. Yukon river alaska 2020 all you need to know before you. Yukon drainage management area, alaska department of fish. Get ready for a long day, but with lots of neat stops along the way. Yukon liquor corporation protocol agreement for 2018 to 2019 protocol agreement between government of yukon and yukon liquor corporation 201920 statistics and data view child links.
Yukon river all you need to know before you go updated. It starts in british columbia, continues through the yukon territory, and ends in alaska. Paddling the yukon river and its tributaries covers more than 4,000 miles of watery trail. Departing from whitehorse, our comfortable coach will take you along scenic roads that retrace ancient trading routes, historic gold rush trails. Alaska map yukon territory alaska northern british columbia. Travel alaska request your free official alaska vacation. Yukon river yukon territory alaska northern british columbia. From dawson, the yukon has become a giant river and runs northwest as it heads to the border with alaska. Klondike national historic site of canada management plan parks canada. A winter journey along the yukon river anchorage daily news. I brought along iveys book because i wanted alaskana fiction but also. Our remote outfitting area offers spectacular mountain scenery, fishfilled rivers and lakes, wide, timbered valleys and incredible hunting. Like other michener titles, alaska spans a considerable amount of time, traced through the gradual interlinking of several families.
It flows generally southwest from the ray mountains to its mouth near the city of ruby. Yukon river simple english wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. So let us help you get started, with page after page of free official alaska travel information chosen just for you. With so much to discover, yukon and alaska are ideal destinations for sightseeing, land and marine wildlife watching, and exploring gold rush history.
The federal governments yukon act, which received royal assent on march 27, 2002, established yukon as the territorys official name, though yukon territory is also still popular in usage and canada post continues to use the territorys internationally approved postal abbreviation of yt. Summer 2018 found us planning another yukon river float. This is also an historic section of the river because of the klondike gold rush of 189799 and the 50year steamboat era that followed. Yukon river property eagle alaska 20 acre river lot. The yukon river is the largest river in alaska and its drainage is the fifth largest in north america. Paddling from the source to the mouth, some 2000 miles, adam weymouth, a londoner, meets an array of river characters and listens to both their tales of woe.
Born in 1960, the sixth of thirteen children, velma wallis comes of age in a tworoom log cabin in remote fort yukon, alaska. Writing, hearing, and remembering oral traditions of alaska and the yukon logan, ut. It is the last major tributary entering the yukon before the larger river empties into the bering sea rising at the confluence of the north fork koyukuk river with the middle fork koyukuk river, it flows generally. The yukon river is 2,000 miles long, the longest stretch of free flowing river in. In the fall of 2014, our new childrens book about a king salmon that swam more than 2,000 miles up the yukon river to spawn will be released by university of alaska press. There are sloughs running through large wooded islands that are bigger than most rivers, and if you need to be on one side of the river at a certain point, you better start many miles in advance getting to that side. Download pdf the yukon river free online new books in. One of the worlds most important salmonbreeding rivers, the yukon river is also an epic course of adventure from canoe and kayak expeditions to. An inland voyage along the yukon river by dan oneill. Author paddles one of the last great chinook salmon.
Then we decided to head back up for a little explore and play. A portion of the river in yukonthe thirty mile section, from lake laberge to the teslin riveris a national heritage river and a unit of klondike gold rush international historical park. My wife and i flew over sections of the yukon river on our excursion with northern alaska tour company during our escorted natural wonders of alaska tour with titan travel. Since the late 1970s, the university of alaska fairbanks geophysical institute has provided this column free in cooperation with the uaf research community. Well travel the mighty yukon river, see where it converges with the klondike river and learn about the history of dawson city and the small villages that surround it. Setting out to explore one of the most ruggedly beautiful and remote regions of north america, adam weymouth journeyed by canoe on a fourmonth odyssey through this untrammelled wilderness, encountering the people who have lived there for generations. The lower yukon river alaska geographic alaska northwest publishing, alaska geographic association, penny rennick on. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The yukon river is a river in northwestern north america. Jul 18, 2018 apdty 6033 impact sensorfits 2009 gmc yukon, yukon xl 1500, yukon xl 2500, sierra 1500, sierra 2500hd, sierra 3500hd, 2009 chevy tahoe, suburban 1500, suburban 2500, silverado 1500, silverado 2500hd, silverado 3500hd, avalanche, 2009 cadillac escalade.
Here is a sneak peek at avalon waterways special theme river cruises for 2016 you must book early you know. Each river highlighted includes information on putin and takeout points with maps, seasons to run the stretch, land manager information, and local fish and wildlife you can expect to encounter. A canoe trip on the yukon river, eagle to circle, alaska ebook. Feedback sought on draft climate change, energy and green economy strategy. Yukon was split from the northwest territories in 1898 and was originally named the yukon territory.
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