Backpacking Trips
Backpacking and hiking the
unparalleled beauty of Yukon's alpine wilderness is an
adventure that might best be described as the essence of
pure freedom.
The Coast Mountains of south Yukon
offer exceptionally beautiful backpacking and hiking
opportunities. As a major barrier to the
influences of the Gulf of Alaska, the Coast Mountains
offer a wide variety of climatic conditions ranging from
huge glaciated snow packs to semi-arid conditions. Alpine meadows, high bluffs,
freshets, creeks and willowed draws, icy streams, scree
slopes, talus fans, cirques and snow fields, monoliths,
boulder fields, ice caps, rock outcrops and sage covered
slopes are all yours to see on the selected alpine
routes of Cedar and Canvas Adventures.
The diverse and beautiful landscapes
of the Coast Mountains provide food, water, shelter and
space to a variety of wildlife including grizzly bear,
black bear, mountain caribou. moose, fox, bunting,
falcons and eagles, Rocky Mountain goat, rock and willow
ptarmigan, hoary marmot, pika, ground squirrel and large
populations of Dalls sheep.
There is also an magnificent display
of alpine flora, stunningly intricate and beautiful in
it minuteness.
Backpacking is not hiking.
Backpacking is alpine adventure that requires a higher
level of physical fitness. For further information
on the physical demands of a Yukon backpack adventure,
contact us.
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