Dreamscapes Travel & Lifestyle

FALL/ WINTER 2021 DREAMSCAPES 21 Lights. Only a 20-minute drive from town, Arctic Range Adventure offers a special viewing centre far from the city's blazing lights. "We're right under the aurora oval over the North Pole, which has the best location to witness them," he says, and adds that guests can participate in a Northern Lights photography tour (tripods provided) and overnight in wood-fire-heated yurts and teepees. WHITEHORSE INSTA-MOMENTS There's no place that makes you feel more like you've left the planet than high above the clouds, and where better than on a pri- vate flightseeing tour to see Mount Logan, Canada's highest mountain? Guaranteed to make your "likes" on Instagram hit new heights, this bucket list treat from Rocking Star Adventures starts at $480 pp for two hours. For a jaw-clanging ride book a shorter tour to view glaciers at Kluane National Park and Reserve, home to the world's largest non-polar ice fields. In search of other Instagram-able moments, by day the Yukon Wildlife Pre- serve offers a rare chance to see the adaptations that northern mammals make to boreal and Arctic regions. "Winter is the best time to see them in their thick coats," says Lindsay Caskenette, manager of visitor services at Yukon Wildlife Preserve, and adds, "We have one of the largest subspecies of moose along with bison, North America's largest land mammal." Visitors have the chance to critter sightsee by fat bike, OPPOSITE: In winter, the pristine wilderness of the Yukon serves as the ideal backdrop for a legendary dogsled trip. Tourism Yukon/Cathie Archbould RIGHT: A couple on a frozen lake enjoy the Northern Lights. Tourism Yukon/Ines Goovaerts TICK OFF THAT BUCKET LIST Now more than ever, visitors want an authentic, high-quality, and safe expe- rience, and Whitehorse local, Teena Dickson of Who What Where Tours, wants guests to know that boutique custom-created itineraries are possible. "The Yukon is on everyone's wish list. Enjoy feeling like a rock star," says Dickson, about their affordable cus- tomized experiences. A member of the NWT Chipewyan First Nations, Dickson operates her company year-round and boasts an extensive network of other compa- nies and attractions that she works with to ensure guests have a seam- less trip with the best possible guides and experiences. Whether it's a flightseeing tour soaring over the Chilkoot Pass in the steps of the Gold Rush, or an exhilarating day whipping through the backcountry on a guided snowmobile safari, the sky's the limit in "Larger than Life" Yukon.

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