Donjek Route hike, Kluane, Yukon

80mi, 9 days — this trip was epic.

… The Donjek Route, Parks Canada emphasizes, is not a trail. “Wilderness travel experience is essential, including excellent route finding skills, map and compass skills, and creek/river crossing skills,” the rangers insist in their literature. I had none of these estimable qualities. …

read the entire article – Into the Yukon’s Kluane National Park

Polly recommends this guidebook:

Kluane National Park Hiking Guide by Vivien Lougheed.

Polly Evans an award-winning travel journalist and author. Her latest book, Mad Dogs and an Englishwoman, tells the story of her attempts to learn to drive sled dogs in Canada’s Yukon Territory.