THE "INUKSHUKS SUCK" TOUR
Your driver escorts you up the Klondike Highway to a 7 mile
stretch past the White Pass summit to knock down as many stacked rocks
and Inukshuks you can possibly destroy in a minimum of 4 hours.
Everywhere you look there are signs of man's presence in the middle of
what should be pristine, untouched nature. Visitors have been
trampling and destroying a fragile eco-system all along the highway to
make these senseless stacks, rendering the actual stacks we use to mark
trails and other important landmarks almost impossible to discern.
I'm sure the smell of humans has impacted wildlife sightings throughout
this area, as well. You can help the next bus load of wide-eyed
visitors avoid the distraction of "why are all the rocks stacked?"
instead of absorbing the rugged beauty of this magnificent region.
Contribute to a return to the untouched beauty of the land, where man's
fingerprint cannot be seen.
ALL TOURS TRAVEL UP TO THE WHITE PASS SUMMIT AND INCLUDE THESE STOPS OR DRIVE BY LANDMARKS:
*Denver Valley
*Rocky point, Brackett's wagon road and White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad tracks
*Scenic scrap metal heap and city trash incinerator
*US Customs
*Pitchfork Falls and Goat Lake Hydro Pipeline
*Bridal Veil Falls and White Pass City valley
*Moore Creek Bridge
*Welcome to Alaska Sign
*International Falls
*Sub Alpine terrain
*Multiple hanging glaciers
*Denver Valley
*Rocky point, Brackett's wagon road and White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad tracks
*Scenic scrap metal heap and city trash incinerator
*US Customs
*Pitchfork Falls and Goat Lake Hydro Pipeline
*Bridal Veil Falls and White Pass City valley
*Moore Creek Bridge
*Welcome to Alaska Sign
*International Falls
*Sub Alpine terrain
*Multiple hanging glaciers
How long you decide to spend kicking down piles of rocks will determine how far we are able to go in the time we have. We could spend approximately 30 minutes kicking and still make it to the Yukon border in 4 hours.
WHEN TRAVELING AT TYPICAL PACE WITH PHOTO STOPS, IN 4 HOURS WE CAN TRAVEL 100 MILES ROUNDTRIP, SPEND 30 MINUTES ON INUKSHUK DESTRUCTION, AND SEE:
*35 miles beyond White Pass summit *Views of Summit/Fraser Lake *Canadian Customs *Yukon Suspension Bridge ( $14 to cross bridge) *Tutshi Boat Launch *Tutshi panoramic view *Windy Arm of Tagish Lake *Sherry's favorite photo stop *Welcome to the Yukon sign |
WITH 5 HOURS WE CAN TRAVEL 130 MILES ROUND TRIP TO CARCROSS AND SEE:
*52 miles beyond White Pass Summit *Historic Venus Mine *Bove Island and Lime Mt. *Historic Carcross village *Flush toilets! *Sandy beach at Lake Bennett |
WITH 6 HOURS WE COULD MAKE IT TO EMERALD LAKE AND SEE:
*61 miles beyond the summit *Carcross Desert *Spectacular Emerald Lake *Carcross, Yukon-- Tagish First Nations Village *Opportunity to visit Caribou Crossing and experience their fantastic wildlife museum, dog sled demonstrations, dog cart rides, pet a puppy/sled dog, go gold panning, or take a helicopter ride for additional fees. |
Who know's where those eyesores will pop up. Give yourself extra time to kick down the maverick rock pile in more remote pull outs. Spend a little extra time in Carcross having a leisurely lunch or poking around in some of their new gift shops and cafes andhave some quiet time walking the beach at Bennett or Tutshi. Whatever you choose to do, just slow down the pace and enjoy at your leisure for just one hour more.
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ONCE AGAIN, THE DISTANCE WE TRAVEL IS DETERMINED BY HOW MANY STOPS WE MAKE AND HOW LONG WE SPEND AT EACH STOP. THE ABOVE HOURLY TIMETABLE AND LIST OF STOPS WILL VARY ACCORDINGLY.
4 HOURS $600
5 HOURS $750
6 HOURS $875
7 HOURS $1025
Tours are subject to a 5% city sales tax.
4 HOURS $600
5 HOURS $750
6 HOURS $875
7 HOURS $1025
Tours are subject to a 5% city sales tax.