The Yukon: Where the Wild Still Roams
By Karen McNally | Wild North Collective
Vast, wild, and humming with life. The Yukon isn’t just a place you visit—it’s a place that stays with you. Some visitors return again and again. Others never leave, choosing to make a home here.
North of British Columbia and bordering Alaska, this vast territory of boreal forest, wide valleys, glacial lakes and midnight sun is one of Canada’s last true frontiers. And for photographers, birders, nature-lovers, and quiet-seekers - it’s paradise.
Wild, Wild Life
You might come for the landscapes, but it’s the life that moves through them that will take your breath away:
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Grizzly bears roaming alpine slopes
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Moose crossing mirror-still lakes at dawn
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Porcupines chewing birch trees by the roadside
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Sandhill cranes migrating in the thousands
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Arctic ground squirrels chirping from the tundra
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Caribou moving in seasonal herds across the valleys
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Timber Wolves trotting the ridgelines at dusk
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Golden eagles soaring over open plateaus
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Beavers working quiet streams and ponds
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Red foxes slipping through the underbrush
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Snowshoe hares turning white as winter nears
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Owls perched in spruce trees, silent and still
And yes—if you're lucky, and still—you might even catch sight of a lynx slipping between the shadows.
There is so much movement, mystery, and wild energy here—if you’re paying attention, the land never really feels still.
So Close to Alaska You Can Feel It
From the historic town of Dawson City to the border at Beaver Creek, the Yukon flows naturally into the wilds of Alaska. Our tours often blend the best of both worlds: driving the Alaska Highway, flying into Wrangell-St. Elias, or combining Yukon birding with Alaska’s coastal scenery.
The border may be drawn on a map, but out here, the wild flows freely—mountains don’t check passports. (But the border agents still do—so yes, bring yours.)
Echoes of Gold
No story of the Yukon is complete without a nod to its gold rush past. In 1896, the Klondike Gold Rush transformed this remote territory into a magnet for fortune seekers, adventurers, and dreamers.
Dawson City—once the heart of it all—still carries the stories in its wooden boardwalks, historic saloons, and permafrost-preserved buildings.
But beyond the romance of the gold fever days lies something quieter: a reminder of human resilience in the face of a wild and untamed land.
Today, traces of that era still shape the region, from old mining roads to the enduring spirit of those who call this place home.
For Photographers & Nature Seekers
This is a place made for people who:
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Wait for light
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Love wide-open silence
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Wake early to watch the mist lift
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Carry extra batteries, just in case the cold steals the first set
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Sit still long enough for the wild to forget they’re there
Whether you’re here for spring migration, summer caribou, or golden autumn larches, the Yukon offers wildlife and landscape moments that feel deeply personal.
Wild North, Woven In
Our small group Yukon tours are handcrafted for the quietly adventurous. The ones who carry binoculars in their backpack. The ones who trade crowds for connection. The ones who know the value of a long silence in the right place.
Let us take you somewhere that feels like nowhere else.