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Kluane Lake, Yukon Territory
Kluane Lake is our favorite area in the Yukon. Kluane
is pronounced, "kloo-wah-nee".
It's
more than the lake ... it's the hills, mountains, trails, history,
wildlife
and it's a feeling of peace.
The Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada, established in 1976, borders the lake.
- Kluane Lake in Winter
- also see my Alaska Highway pictures from March 2011 near Haines Junction
- East Side of Kluane Lake
- Sunset on Kluane Lake
Also see photos from my page dedicated to the Silver City historical area.
And more photos of this area are on my Alaska Highway page, which also includes:
- hiking Sheep Mountain
- Soldier's Summit.
The Globe & Mail ran this article on March 26, 2011, including reference to our travels in this area: Leave the paved road behind to experience Kluane’s grandeur
Here we are parked at the Kluane National Park Visitor Centre at the
base of Sheep Mountain - Sept 2009
View of east side of Kluane Lake, from the west shore near Congdon
Creek campground - September 2009
Same hills shown in above photo, but with overnight snow the morning
of 24 June 2008
Looking south on the Alaska Highway from the entrance to Congdon
Creek campground - September 2009
Looking south from the shores alongside the campground - August 2011
Looking south from the shores alongside the campground - June 2008
Kluane Lake shore, looking towards the south west from Congdon Creek campground
- September 2009
Approaching Sheep Mountain, northbound on the Alaska Highway - June 2008
Looking westward along Slim's River from Soldier's Summit -
September 2009
Also see my page with
more photos from
Soldier's Summit
On the south side of Kluane Lake, there are many areas to stop and enjoy the surroundings. The rest area from which I took the photos below would have been a great overnight boondock spot.
Large rest area on south side of Kluane Lake, looking towards Sheep
Mountain - June 2008
View to the northeast from the same rest area, towards the east shore of Kluane
Lake - June 2008
A viewpoint near the south shore of the lake provides a great opportunity for pictures of the mountain ranges and lake.
Sheep Mountain from the south end of Kluane Lake - August 2011
Also, keep your eyes open for the locals:
Brown bear (grizzly) on the Alaska Highway near Kluane Lake - August
2010
Another Ursa (our dog) on the shore of Kluane Lake:
Kluane in Winter
Looking west toward the Kluane Range - December 1998
Northbound on the Alaska Highway - December 1998
In March 2011, I enjoyed a drive from Whitehorse to Bear Creek, just north of Haines Junction. While we didn't reach Kluane Lake, the mountains in the Kluane area were spectacular in the brilliant sunshine. Visit my page for March 2011 to see more.
Approaching Haines Junction northbound - March 2011
Looking northward at km 1584, north of Haines Junction - March 2011
East Side of Kluane Lake
There is a rough, single lane road that follows the east shore of Kluane Lake from the south end. The fifth wheel was left behind at the campground while we explored.
View of a small lake and Kluane Lake from the east shore - June 2008
The road was rough and required several creek crossings.
View from a road on the east side of Kluane Lake - June 2008
Eventually we encountered a creek we thought best to NOT cross. We had travelled about 15 miles in 3 hours to reach this point.
This creek appeared too risky to cross, even in 4-wheel drive - June
2008
And so the truck did a 180 and we headed back to camp. Sigh ...
Sunset on Kluane Lake
The next three pictures show a magnificent sunset in the making over Kluane Lake ...
September 1997
September 1997
September 1997