WESTERN ARCTIC SPRING

March 2009

Camping under the aurora near Yellowknife
  • Spectacular northern lights The photo at left says it all.
  • Snowshoeing and/or cross country skiing in a white wonderland.
  • Dog sledding with a local guide.
  • For independent people who want a different kind of tour.
This will be our fourth arctic trip, our third one in the spring, our second to the western arctic, almost identical to the trip we ran in March 2006. Snowshoeing near Yellowknife
Baffin Island: view from back of dog sled We will begin with the Alaska Ferry from Prince George in British Columbia in Canada to Skagway in Alaska. Along the way, we will stop off in a number of places and go snowshoeing or skiing out to forest service cabins.
From Skagway, we move up to the Canadian Yukon where we plan to do a dog sled trip with a local operator. We expect to finish in Whitehorse from where we can fly back to southern Canada. Baffin Island camp site

Click here to download a PDF of the detailed trip notes.

Want to see what it's like? Have a look at the photo galleries from our 2006 trip.

Too cold? We are offering a 2009 Arctic Summer trip as well.