| Norm Goldman, Editor of the travel site,
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| | perfect date trip for you. Artists,
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| interviews an expert on the Yukon.
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| | photographers, bird-lovers or just quiet
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| Norm Goldman, Editor of is pleased to
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| | nature lovers are completely catered to
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| have as our guest, Genevieve Grant of
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| | whether their adventure is by raft,
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| Yukon Wild Marketing.
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| | canoe, or on foot.
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| Good day Genevieve and thank you for
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| | Retrace the Gold Rush: Take a tour down
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| agreeing to participate in our interview.
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| | the Yukon River in a comfortable covered
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| Norm:
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| | Carolina Skiff River Boat, following the
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| What is Yukon Wild Marketing and what is
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| | route taken by gold seekers during the
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| your role in the company?
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| | gold rush in 1898. Cathers Adventures
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| Genevieve:
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| | will treat you and your partner to a trip
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| Hello Norm, thanks for having me. Well
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| | through time on one of Canada's most
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| first, let me explain what yukonWILD is.
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| | historic and beautiful transportation
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| yukonWILD is a consortium of 26 licensed
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| | routes, The Yukon River.
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| independent wilderness tourism outfitters
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| | Live on your own island. SIR Country
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| offering outdoor adventure trips in
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| | Ranch will drop you at Big Salmon Lake,
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| Canada's Yukon and surrounding areas. The
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| | which is so remote; it is accessible only
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| consortium's goal is to provide
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| | by boat or floatplane. Rejuvenate your
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| adventurous travelers with a central
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| | souls in a cozy cabin for relaxing days
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| source of information about the range of
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| | of fishing, sketching, hiking and rest
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| activities that are possible in the
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| | assured that the only company you will
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| North.
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| | have is each other - oh and Mother Nature
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| Marketing yukonWILD is one of the most
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| | of course!
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| exciting things I have ever done as a
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| | Visit the Nahanni River take the canoers
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| marketer! We work daily with some of the
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| | trip of a lifetime with Nahanni River
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| world's most seasoned outdoor adventure
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| | Expeditions as your expert guide for a
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| experts in one of the world's last wild,
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| | life altering outdoor adventure on what
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| unruly and breathtakingly beautiful
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| | is considered the Mecca for all canoe
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| frontiers. Yukoner's are a different
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| | trippers.
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| breed, living so far from the maddening
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| | Norm:
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| crowds that one feels closer to the sky
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| | Could you tell our readers something
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| than they ever thought possible. My role
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| | about learning adventures in the Yukon? I
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| in the company is to ignite interest and
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| | understand there are experts who conduct
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| let the secret out, that the Yukon is a
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| | adventure tours. As a follow up, could
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| definite must do in your lifetime
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| | you also tell our readers about the
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| adventure trip. Whether it is dog
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| | nature tours?
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| mushing, canoing, hiking or just gazing
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| | Genevieve:
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| at the Northern Lights, yukonWILD wants
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| | All of yukonWILD's outfitters are expert,
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| to invite the outside world into our
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| | licensed guides and bring a wealth of
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| world outside.
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| | experience to the field, so the most
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| Norm:
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| | important thing a guest could bring is a
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| Could you tell our readers where the
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| | sense of adventure. While many of these
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| Yukon is located and why is it an
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| | outfitters live unique and exciting lives
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| interesting place to visit?
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| | off the beaten track, they realize that
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| Genevieve:
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| | for most of us, the closest thing to an
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| The Yukon is located in Canada's
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| | expedition in our daily lives may be a
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| northwest, bordering on Alaska. Volumes
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| | trip to a local coffee shop and a strong
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| of books only begin to touch the reasons
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| | will to find a decent parking spot. So
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| the Yukon is interesting. But I will try
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| | for those with almost no experience in
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| a super-abridged version here:
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| | the wilderness, many operators have
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| The midnight sun. The first summer I
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| | designed learning adventures to give us a
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| spent here, I lived in a tent the entire
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| | taste of the adventure life such as:
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| 4 months. I never once used a flashlight
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| | - Rookie Ranch where novice dog mushers
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| and could read with ease under the light
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| | learn how to handle a dog-sled, care and
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| of the midnight sun. The complete
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| | drive their own team of dogs, under the
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| absence of darkness is one of the most
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| | expert tutelage of a seasoned dog musher.
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| exhilarating aspects of the Yukon summer.
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| | - Due North Journeys: Learn first hand
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| You will need much less sleep and your
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| | about critical habitat for many species
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| capacity for adventure just seems to
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| | of rare and endangered flowers, birds of
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| expand. Of course, the winter days are
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| | prey and big game animals including, Dall
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| short, but you need darkness to view the
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| | sheep and North America's largest
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| Northern Lights!
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| | population of grizzly bears. Due North
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| The history. During the gold rush of
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| | invites you to Experience the continual
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| 1898, Dawson City was the largest city
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| | orchestration of life and how these
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| north of San Francisco and a bustling,
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| | species interact within their ecosystem.
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| cosmopolitan centre. Gold fever brought
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| | - Uncommon Journeys is the Yukon Branch
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| the world to the Yukon and this spirit of
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| | of the Canadian Outward Bound School and
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| adventure, fortune seeking, bravery,
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| | as such they have been offering
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| mystery and opportunity still has a
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| | dogsledding, canoing and hiking courses
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| stronghold on the hearts of Yukoner's and
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| | and guided expeditions in the Yukon for
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| all who visit.
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| | over 10 years. Every trip they offer is
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| The pristine natural beauty. I cannot
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| | based upon an experiential learning
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| explain with enough emotion what it is
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| | curriculum, where the focus is always
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| like to raft and drift past glaciers as
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| | Learning by doing.
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| old as time itself on crystal clear
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| | - National Outdoor Leadership School:
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| water, or see Northern Lights that seem
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| | This course develops competent outdoor
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| so close you might catch yourself
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| | educators in the mountains and on a range
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| reaching out to touch them. Or to hear
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| | of rivers. Graduates can lead novices in
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| the shwish of your dog sled on the
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| | the backcountry managing the risks of
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| undisturbed snow as your own sled dog
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| | mountain and river travel and effectively
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| expert teaches you the ropes to guide a
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| | teaching relevant technical and
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| team of dogs on the trail of the infamous
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| | leadership skills. They are able to
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| Yukon Quest.
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| | present appropriate information and
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| The Yukon is modern. We don't live in
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| | attitudes using a variety of experiential
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| igloos. Whitehorse, our capital is a
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| | techniques.
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| thriving, modern city with all of the
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| | - Frances Lake Wilderness Lodge: Embark
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| amenities great cities have, including a
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| | on an educational excursion at Frances
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| world class arts center, a brand new
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| | Lake, embedded between soft mountain
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| recreational facility built to host the
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| | ranges. It is the ideal site to learn
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| Canada Winter Games in 2007 and excellent
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| | how wildlife, plants and the land depend
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| music festivals, events, restaurants and
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| | on one another. To explain these
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| shopping.
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| | intricate relationships to interested
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| Norm:
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| | people, a well-known local naturalist
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| How easy or difficult is it to travel to
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| | accompanies guests on this special
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| the Yukon and when is the best time to
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| | excursion.
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| travel there?
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| | Norm:
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| Genevieve:
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| | What is dogmushing?
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| Whitehorse, the Yukon's capital is just a
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| | Genevieve:
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| 2 ½ -hour flight from Vancouver, BC.
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| | Starting with the First Nations people
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| There are direct flights from 3 major
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| | millennia ago and continuing through the
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| Canadian cities as well as Germany. For
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| | mid-1900s, the combination of dog and
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| those with more time, driving the Alaska
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| | sled made transportation and
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| Highway is one of the most breathtaking
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| | communication possible during the North's
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| road-trips out there. I have heard The
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| | long winter season. Today, dogs aren't
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| Dempster Highway, from just outside of
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| | needed like they once were, but many
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| Dawson City to Inuvik described as a
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| | Yukoners keep the mushing tradition alive
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| religious experience with vista after
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| | and are eager to introduce the activity
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| vista to hold even the wildest
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| | to adventurous visitors. There are
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| imaginations captive.
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| | dogmushing races yearly that generate
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| Norm:
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| | crowds of spectators and there are hobby
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| Would you recommend the Yukon as a place
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| | mushers who just love to get out there.
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| to honeymoon or to experience a romantic
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| | Norm:
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| getaway? If so, why and if you had to
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| | Could you give our readers an idea of the
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| choose six of the most romantic venues in
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| | cost of lodging and dining in the Yukon
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| the Yukon, which ones would you choose?
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| | and some suggestions as to where one
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| Genevieve:
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| | might find romantic dining
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| I would most certainly recommend the
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| | establishments?
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| Yukon as a romantic place to get away!
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| | Genevieve:
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| Six of the most romantic getaways would
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| | As with any travel destination the Yukon
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| have to include:
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| | offers an array of lodging and dining to
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| Aurora borealis viewing at Frances Lake
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| | fit any budget. For a romantic dinner in
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| Wilderness Lodge. Imagine a cozy log
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| | Whitehorse, I would suggest La
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| cabin all to yourselves in the gorgeous
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| | Gourmandise, a new French Restaurant with
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| winter wilderness with the northern
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| | exquisite décor and delectable French
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| lights dancing above.
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| | cuisine, or Giorgio's, a well-established
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| For those with a taste for the uncommon,
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| | and well-loved fine dining restaurant.
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| take an Uncommon Journeys custom hike
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| | Norm:
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| trip: Skim fields of alpine flowers
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| | Is there anything else you wish to add
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| aboard a helicopter as you and your loved
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| | that we have not covered pertaining to
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| one head into the yurt base-camp for a
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| | the Yukon?
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| few days of alpine hiking, canoing
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| | Genevieve:
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| pristine rivers and fly-fishing for
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| | For artists, the Yukon is truly a
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| lunch. Yurts are remarkable structures
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| | creative haven. The natural beauty
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| with Douglas fir lattice work, pine
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| | provides inspiration and thus we have a
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| floors, circular skylights and large
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| | tremendous amount of talent and support
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| windows and come complete with a cozy
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| | for our prolific arts scene.
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| wood stove to snuggle up for a warm and
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| | Thanks once again.
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| romantic evening.
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| | Thank you! Keep in touch!
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