Yukon And Alaska

Hi, Ray, my daughter lives in Whitehorse. My husband and I have flown up
there in June and Sept. We have done the loop from Whitehorse to Haines
and over to Juneau by ferry.Whitehorse a great city and the surrounding
country is amazing. We have never driven but plan on doing so some day.
We live in Saskatchewan (central Canada). We are used to the mosquitoes
but i don't think you have to worry all that much, especially if you are
just driving and sightseeing. If you were camping you may have a bit of
a problem but then again really not that bad. I have never heard my
daughter complain about the insects. If I can be of more help please
email and I will try to answer any more questions you have. Carol

Raymond wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Over the years we have driven many thousands of miles in America and
> Canada and have enjoyed every minute of it. We have thoughts of
> driving through the Yukon and up into Alaska this year. We would do
> this in June, July time to experience the 24 hour daylight.
>
> I have looked through many months of posts and there is not an
> abundance of posts for this region. So could anyone with experience
> please answer me two questions.
>
> Though it looks to be a wilderness does this region get crowded with
> holiday traffic, and, are there really swarms of mosquitoes and midges
> waiting to eat us?
>
> I would be grateful for any comments or encouragement.
>
> Thank you in advance Ray.

Hello Ray,

my wife and i spend September 2001 in Alaska / Yokon. We did not had
many mosquitoes around at that time, it will be worse in june and july,
but it depends how you travel and where you stay at night.
because your travel time varies i can not tell you much about the
climate and the tourist activity at that time...

planing your trip is not that difficult, because there are not many
ways to go, you should not miss denali national park, i am quite sure
you will need a reservation for the bus trip into the park.
if you search the web for same travel reports you will find plenty.
our trip was anchorage - fairbanks - tok - dawson city - whitehorse
- haines - tok - anchorage - seward - anchorage.


if you go to dawson city for some gold panning, do not visit the
free visitor claim, i spend hours there without finding any gold,
check the claims around dawson, some offer gold panning for a view
bucks and you search the dirt from their gold mines and you can
be sure to find some gold flickers, if you are lucky you can also
find a little nugget.

we traveled by tent, we liked the natural campgrounds from state canada
most, the private campgrounds sometimes look like parking lots for
camperhomes, but they are good to get a shower.

if you like to have some outdoor experience, there are lots of
outfitters that can arrange a canoe trip for you, depending on
your needs (we did a trip on the takhini river and stayed
outdoor for 2 nights).

you will have fun, alaska is really great, but prepare well.

i stop writing because i start to get jealous... :-)

Regards, Stefan



>
> Raymond wrote:
>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Over the years we have driven many thousands of miles in America and
>> Canada and have enjoyed every minute of it. We have thoughts of
>> driving through the Yukon and up into Alaska this year. We would do
>> this in June, July time to experience the 24 hour daylight.
>>
>> I have looked through many months of posts and there is not an
>> abundance of posts for this region. So could anyone with experience
>> please answer me two questions.
>>
>> Though it looks to be a wilderness does this region get crowded with
>> holiday traffic, and, are there really swarms of mosquitoes and midges
>> waiting to eat us?
>>
>> I would be grateful for any comments or encouragement.
>>
>> Thank you in advance Ray.
>
>