Yukon Trip Between Aug 24- Sep 05 2016

This was our first photo trip, I have committed to learn photo taking technique since Jan 2016 as a new year resolution and join the Korean photo club and studied in YouTube and other sources. My wife is very supportive and encourage me to carry on this new challenge and she was willing to join this trip to Yukon. Our Trip schedule was as Follows:

Aug 24 : London Airport with new faces, Toronto, Vancouver, Whitehorse Aug 25 : Whitehorse to Dawson by Bus 9 Hrs. Aug 26 : Dawson city tour, Museum, Dock Boat River Tour, Aurora seeking Aug 27 : Dawson: Cemetery, Walk along the river to wreckage boat, Trench #4, Claim 33, Aug 28 : Dawson to Whitehorse by Bus Aug 29 : Whitehorse; downtown tour, Information center, Klondike Boat, McBride Museum, Aug 30 : Whitehorse; Fish Ladder & Dam, Miles Canyon & hike, Yukon Wild life reserve Aug 31 : Whitehorse to Haines Junction, Daka Cultural Centre & Park, Canada Kluane Interpretive Centre, North Kluane Lake ( Dall Sheep) Sept 1 : South Rock Glacier, Dazadeash Lake, Katheen lake, Champaign Mukluk adventure Sept 2 : Whitehorse to Carcross, Emerald Lake, Carcross Desert Sept 3 : Skagway, Alaska train ride & visit Skagway Sept 4 : Air: Whitehorse - Vancouver - Toronto Sept 5 : London back home

Aug 24 2016 Fly London to Whitehorse

Flew from London to Toronto Airport then to Vancouver to Whitehorse arrive late night check in Coast High Country Inn.

Met with new friends : Betty Ann Kerrigan, Claude Gauthier, Sue Smith, Bill & Deb Hall, Val Woodward, Albert Mok, Kwang & Sim Yew, Danny Leung

Aug 25 : Whitehorse to Dawson by Bus 9 Hrs.

Left by Coach First stop at Fox Lake, 2nd stop BRAUBURN : Big Cinnamon Burn, 3rd stop at Montague Roadhouse historic Site: took a group picture, 4th stop for Lunch at the Coal Mine Campground Carmack, 5th stop at 5 finger rapids recreation site Carmack, 6th stop for gas at Stewart Crossing and finally arrive in Dawson at 5;00 pm and check in CABIN, had a dinner started 7;00 pm.

Aug 26 2016 Dawson City

9;00 am ; Dawson City Walking tour

11:00 AM ; Museum Locomotive Tour / Lunch at Sourdough JOE'S Restaurant

1:45 - 4:00 PM ; Yukon River Boat Tour

7:00 PM ; Show & Bear

11:00 PM - 1:00 AM : Northern light seeking at Dome

Aug 27 2016 : Yukon River & Bonnanza Creek

9:00 AM ; Hill Side Public Cemetery & took a Ferry Boat the other side of river then walk along the Yukon river to the boat wreckage area

LUNCH at the Taco Stand & shopping

Visit Trench # 4 Tour & walk to the creak where the first goldfound

Visit the Claim 33

Visit the dome

AUG 28 2016 ; Dawson to Whitehorse

3:00 - 4:00 ; Aurora pictures luck to see Aurora

8:30 AM ; left Dawson by Coach Bus 1st stop at Dempster HI-way & walk the bridge

Stop at the view point we missed lst time due to heavy fog, Lunch at the Moose Creek, stop at the River Pelley Crossing & gas at the Selkirk Centre, revisit the 5 Finger Rapid River then we arrive Whitehorse at 6:00 PM, checked in West Mark Hotel and had dinner at the hotel started 7:

Aug 29 2016 : Whitehorse

9:00 - 1;00 walk Whitehorse town and visit the Klondike BOAT tour.

2:30 - 4:00 ; McBride Museum Tour

AUG 30 2016 Whitehorse, Miles Canyon, Yukon Wild Life Reserve

9:00 - 11:30; Fish Ladder & Dam

after Lunch ; Miles Canyon & Hike along the canyon bridge

1:30 - 5:30 Yukon Wildlife Preserve Tour

AUG 31 2016 ; Haines Junction & Kluane Lake

9:00 AM check out by Coach Bus to Haines Junction

Takhini River Valley, Canyon Creek Bridge

Lunch at Otter Falls Cutoff

Canada Kluane Interpretive Centre : watch movie

trip to North KLUANE LAKE Watch Dall Sheeps

Check in Alcan Hotel Hains Junction

Sep. 01 2016 : Haines Junction, Muktuk Adventure

Check out hotel and travel to south to Rock Glacier and panorama view of Dezadeash Lake and photo stop at Kathleen Lake and hike then back to Haines Junction for Lunch. then back to Whitehorse on the way drop at the Champagne, later date visit Muktuk Adventures dog sled and had dinner at their kichen. returning to Whitehorse check in Coast High Country Inn.