tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920557057591059630.post4693588728733481886..comments2024-03-11T11:18:22.174+01:00Comments on THE BIG TRIP ... an outdoor life hiking, cycling and paddling: Yukon: Gear recommendation and accommodationUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920557057591059630.post-49303539467803994382012-03-02T09:51:05.783+01:002012-03-02T09:51:05.783+01:00First of all congratulations for chosing one of th...First of all congratulations for chosing one of the best stretches of the Yukon River, Dawson to Dalton. You can very easily do that stretch in one month time even with paddling very slowly and taking lots of rest days. I personally liked the Flats a lot. We still had a very strong current in the flats that made steering and navigation difficult - there are so many channels and obstacles that you do not have time to decide where to go with a strong current. But when we decided to use side channels instead things became very relaxed and incredibly scenic. Even in the side channels there still was some current and we still managed to do 60-70 km days there. Your daily mileage on the river will vary tremendously but the determinig factor will not be the current but the weather. Wind and thunderstorms can force you off the river any time, sometimes for days on end. On a good day we paddled over 100 km, but sometimes the weather was so bad that we got less than 50 km in. Feel free to contact me via the email address given in the contact section of my blog if you have further questions.German Touristhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02885708615590970767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920557057591059630.post-38053059975293558562012-03-02T01:04:36.026+01:002012-03-02T01:04:36.026+01:00Hi Christine.
Your trip, despite the company you h...Hi Christine.<br />Your trip, despite the company you had, sounded great. I am hoping to paddle the Yukon this spring/early summer (june), and was wondering if you could impart some advice. <br />We are not particularly fast paddlers, and plan on doing the trip slowly and comfortably rather than doing long days and trying to cover lots of ground. We plan on paddling only from Dawson to the Dalton hwy, near Fairbanks. We thought that one month would be a good amount of time, would you say this is accurate? It sounds, from your blog (and other info) that the Yukon Flats section is the more difficult and time consuming. Is the flow here slower? Or is navigation the main problem? Given our plans to go at a slower pace, with your experience on the river flows, what sort of distance do you believe is achievable per day? And does this average vary a lot over the course of the river? <br />Hope you can help, and any other information that you think would be useful would be appreciated.<br />Thanks,<br />Mark ClavarinoAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5920557057591059630.post-79363109293781460952011-08-11T13:32:43.034+02:002011-08-11T13:32:43.034+02:00How did you dispose of the canoe/divorce boat?
DHow did you dispose of the canoe/divorce boat?<br />DAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com