Embrace Yukon

20/10/2019

Fun Fact💡: Whitehorse is the third-largest city in Canada by area.😎
Photo by Kalen Emsley🙏🏻

20/10/2019

There are times when one needs to pause, disconnect and reset...So take a deep breath and reconnect with YOU! 🙂😇
photo by Greg Sellentin

https://www.travelyukon.com/en/things-to-do/article/wellness

16/10/2019

Did you know "Herschel" takes its name from Herschel Island in Yukon?! 🤩😱🧐😍
Founded in 2009 by brothers Jamie and Lyndon Cormack, Herschel Supply Co. adopted the name of the town where three generations of their family grew up. Based in Vancouver, Canada Herschel Supply Co. is a design driven global accessories brand that produces quality products with a fine regard for detail.

15/10/2019

🚩Embark on the amazing race by joining the dog sledding competition in the upcoming winter of Yukon ❄️🌫

More details at: www.travelyukon.com/en/things-to-do/article/dogsledding

15/10/2019

Happy Thanksgiving!

14/10/2019

🤔You’re planning to discover Yukon on your next holiday but have no idea where the best place to stay?
Don’t worry! 🤗 We are here to save your adventure.
Here are websites that can help you to find your perfect accommodation.🏘
Check it out 🤩
1) www.travelyukon.com/en/plan/accommodation
2) www.booking.com/region/ca/yukon
3) https://www.tripadvisor.ca/Hotel_Review-g155047-d2483758-Reviews-Northern_Lights_Resort_Spa-Whitehorse_Yukon.html


Photo by: entreedestinations.com - A starry night.

14/10/2019

If you like exploring Yukon from the water, this is an unbeatable way to experience our wilderness, and offers opportunities for beginners and pros alike. Visitors can canoe an easy-going river with views of majestic mountains, or kayak thrilling white water canyons. Spend a peaceful evening on a picturesque lake with a fishing line in the water, or take a multi-day adventure down one of the four Canadian Heritage Rivers that flow through the Yukon. For more information click on the link below:

https://www.travelyukon.com/en/things-to-do/article/canoeing-and-kayaking

Photo by: canoenorthadventures.com

13/10/2019

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! 🍾🤩

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13/10/2019

Embrace Yukon declares that people of Yukon does indeed love basketball. In the territory there are three organized basketball leagues for adults: Yukon Men's Basketball League, Whitehorse Women Basketball League and Filipino Canadian Basketball League Yukon. And to top that off there are two additional, very active, youth leagues: Lynx Basketball which provides girls the opportunity to learn the sport and the Wolf Pack Basketball that has designed programs and camps for all youth between ages 5 and 18. Tim Brady, the Sport Yukon’s Hall of Fame inductee, is currently running Wolf Pack Basketball Development program and he’s definitely inspiring new generations with his passion for the sport and his expertise gained in his 25 years of coaching.
And there are people of Yukon that through the love of basketball connect not just neighbors, but whole Canada. Check out www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/toronto-raptors-whitehorse-yukon-jurassic-park-1.5169642 to learn more about Jurassic Park Takhini North and be amazed once again of the power of sport.


Photo Credits: Joshue Hoehne and Basketball Leagues Logos

12/10/2019

📜Yukonpedia:
The Adäka Cultural Festival is an annual multi-disciplinary arts and culture festival in Whitehorse, Yukon that celebrates First Nations arts and culture, with a specific focus on Yukon First Nations. 'Adäka', in the Southern Tutchone language, means 'coming into the light'.

Since 2011, Adäka has grown to include national and international artists coming from British Columbia, Alberta, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Northwest Territories, Nunavut, United States, Greenland, and New Zealand.
More details at https://adakafestival.ca/

12/10/2019

Is it ok to be a GOLD DIGGER? 🤔 It is in Yukon!! 🤩
join us to experience your own gold panning! 💰💰💰
Watch this video to learn HOW and for more information visit tour link 👇
https://www.travelyukon.com/en/things-to-do/article/gold-panning-made-easy

Learning the three steps of how to pan for gold at Free Claim no. 6 on Bonanza Creek. Remember, don't be afraid to lose your gold!

11/10/2019

Fun Fact💡: Did you know the first "Ice Road" of Canada was built in Yukon?! 🤩🥶😱

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10/10/2019

🍂The scenery gradually changes from green to orange, yellow and red creating a spectacular view when the Fall Lady visits Yukon only for two months.🍁


Bove island near Carcross, Yukon.
Photo by brianthomasphotos

10/10/2019

📜Yukonpedia:
“Indigenous” or “Aboriginal”?
Maybe some of us already have heard about both these words for the inhabitants of Canada but we don’t understand what is difference between these two terms?
Throwback to XIV century, when Christopher Columbus had landed to North America. He thought that he already came to India by going toward the west instead of the most popular route – East side. So Columbus had called the people who lived there “Indians”. Despite it became the incorrect collective noun. Initially “Indians” included First Nations, Inuit and Metis.
However the usage of the word Indian in Canada is decreasing due to its incorrect origin and connections to colonizer policies and departments. The term “Aboriginal” was born in order to correct collective noun for First Nations, Inuit and Métis and was accepted by government and many national groups. This distinction has been legal since 1982. According to section 35 of the Act states:
In this Act, "aboriginal peoples of Canada" includes the Indian, Inuit and Métis peoples of Canada.
Aboriginal Peoples was a fresh step although there was resistance to its usage from some groups, as discussed in “Indigenous vs. Aboriginal”.

09/10/2019

Fun Fact💡: The Carcross Desert is the world's smallest at 642 acres (260 hectares)

09/10/2019

Thank you https://yukonphotos.gov.yk.ca

08/10/2019

If you are travelling to Yukon and don't want to miss Northern Lights you can check it out on this app! Aurora Forecast

Photo by Across the Blue Planet in Dawson City

07/10/2019

Fun Fact💡: The White Pass & Yukon Route is 110.7 miles (178 km) long. Of this, 20.4 miles (32.8 km) are in Alaska; 32.2 miles (51.8 km) in British Columbia, and 58.1 miles (93.5 km) in the Yukon.

07/10/2019

Fun Fact💡: The Highest Mountain in Canada is located in ... Yukon!!

Mount Logan (5959 meters)

It is as well the second-highest peak in North America, after Denali. The mountain was named after Sir William Edmond Logan, a Canadian geologist and founder of the Geological Survey of Canada (GSC). Mount Logan is located within Kluane National Park Reserve in southwestern Yukon, less than 40 km north of the Yukon–Alaska border. Mount Logan is the source of the Hubbard and Logan glaciers. Logan is believed to have the largest base circumference of any non-volcanic mountain on Earth (many shield volcanoes are much larger in size and mass), including a massif with eleven peaks over 5,000 meters.
Temperatures are extremely low on and near Mount Logan. On the 5,000-metre-high plateau, air temperature hovers around −45 °C in the winter and reaches near freezing in summer with the median temperature for the year around −27 °C. Minimal snow melt leads to a significant ice cap, reaching almost 300 m in certain spots. A temperature of −77.5 °C was unofficially recorded on the summit on 26 May 1991.

Travel Yukon

Photo and text credits: Dave Green and Glenn Wilson (https://www.mountainmadness.com) and en.wikipedia.org

07/10/2019

One of the most important tourism goals is to promote local products and services to keep the money in the territory. This is exactly what Yukon Brewing is doing for over a decade! Refreshing draft beers that have the whole territory asking for more. Stop by their brewery in Whitehorse and try it for yourself🍻

OUR STORY We started small – basically two guys on a canoe trip, with a big idea . . . and a great home brew to fuel that idea! Learn More

06/10/2019

Fun Fact💡: There are approximately 50,000 moose, 10,000 black bears and 4,500 wolves in the Yukon😱

06/10/2019

📜Yukonpedia:
8 distinct languages spoken by Yukon First Nation peoples: Tlingit and six Athapaskan languages - Upper Tanana, Gwitchin, Han, Northern Tutchone, Southern Tutchone, Kaska, and Tagish. Others, including Tahltan, are less well represented but are also part of Yukon First Nations' cultural heritage
Credits: pinnacle-travel.org

Photo by: Yukon Government/D Crowe

05/10/2019

🍃Yukon Wildlife Preserve🦌🐕
The unique place to see many species of northern Canadian mammals in large natural landscapes over 5km throughout four seasons of the year. 💐🍂❄️

For more details: https://yukonwildlife.ca

05/10/2019

A homesick American soldier in 1942 started an "offline trend" posting a sign pointing in the direction of his hometown more than 4,300 kilometers away!! ⚠️📵⛔️🆘☮️💟
Do you have your own sign? Come and find a spot here😊

Check out what I discovered about the Yukon

04/10/2019

Did you know Whitehorse is the only city in Yukon Territory?! 🧐

03/10/2019

Fun Fact💡 :Yukon takes its name from this magnific river called the same! "The Yukon River"!

Credits National Geographic

02/10/2019

Fun Fact💡: In this land of ‘midnight sun’, daylight hours in summer can be as much as 20 hours of sunlight per day, in winter it can be as short as 6.5 hours per day.

02/10/2019

The ways to approach to Yukon:
- By Air✈️: Flying is the fastest way to get Yukon. Tourist can catch flights to Whitehorse – a biggest city in Yukon territory with a choice between several airlines: Air Canada, Hahn Air, Air North…
The ticket can be found at https://www.skyscanner.ca/
- By Train🚞: The railway in Yukon is rather used for sightseeing purpose than transportation. Tourist can buy a White Pass train tour in order to enjoy the amazing landscape in this territory. The sightseeing train starts from Skagway (Alaska) to Whitehorse will bring us an unique experience.
Detail in https://wpyr.com/
- By Car🚗: If you are an allocentric tourist and you are in plenty of time, discovering Yukon by road trip to Whitehorse from BC or Alberta via Alaska highway is definitely great idea. This is an iconic highway because of its history as well as wonderful views.

02/10/2019

📣📣HELLO AND WELCOME TO EMBRACE YUKON! 📣📣
Thank you for following our page!😍
We will provide some exciting information about Yukon everyday so keep up with our page! Also, we would love to know you and hear about your thoughts and experiences!!🤩
To start, let's answer a simple question:
What is the first word that comes to your mind when you hear YUKON? 🤔🤔
Let us know in your comments! 👇👇👇