Yukon, Canada
Yukon (YT or YK) bed and breakfast stays in a glorious wilderness
Yukon in Canada, which is also known as The Yukon Territory (officially YT but sometimes YK), is one of three Canadian territories, with many bed and breakfast establishments to welcome adventurous visitors. Yukon is a mountainous and forested wilderness located in the far northwest of the country. The Territory borders the US State of Alaska to the west, Canada's north-west Territories to the east and British Columbia to the south. The Yukon Territory is bisected by the valley of the Yukon River. This wild bit beautiful territory of Canada is comprised of 482,000 square miles of mountains, lakes and forest and it has only a handful of human inhabitants - only about 31,500 inhabitants. Yukon still belongs to the wildlife.
Yukon's remote capital, Whitehorse, which is situated hundreds of miles from any large city (the closest is Edmonton, Alberta) but it has several Yukon bed and breakfast stays available for the thousands of enthusiastic travelers who get to the Yukon by plane and via the Alaskan Highway. The highway is an experience in itself, running from Dawson Creek, British Columbia to Fairbanks, Alaska. It is frequently described as one of the most scenic drives in Canada. There is plenty of Yukon B&B, lodge and inn accommodation along the route. Dawson City in Yukon was the focal point of the famous Klondike Gold Rush of the late 19th century and many Yukon bed and breakfast tourists travel there to take part in gold panning tours and to gamble in an old-fashioned casino. Even the food of Yukon harks back to the meals of gold prospectors. Yukon bed and breakfast establishments offer sourdough bread and pancakes, and certain bars in the Yukon serve drinks such as the "Gold Rush" cocktail, a blend of gold foil and whisky - two of the territory's most important exports. Yukon B&B visitors also visit the Kluane National Park and Reserve to see Mount Logan.
Yukon bed and breakfast tourists are often more interested in the incredible natural beauty of the Yukon rather than its human history. The Yukon offers landscapes of big skies, enormous lakes and pure, clean air. The Yukon Territory consists mainly of mountain ranges cut by the mighty Yukon River and its tributaries. Go canoeing on the Yukon River, one of the beautiful (and cold) lakes in the world. Or you can hike the Chilkoot trail. The Yukon summers are short, but warm and the days have almost 24 hours of sunlight. Many Yukon bed and breakfast visitors come to the territory in summer. Winters can be as cold as -40 degrees and dark, but B&B visitors find there is still lots to do: skiing, dog mushing, hiking and of course ice-hockey. Another popular draw card for Yukon lodge and inn tourists are the spectacular northern Lights (Aurora Borealis) displays, ribbons of color that illuminate the vast night skies.
