Travel and Adventure

The Prop(ell)er Way North

Do the bush days of flying still exist? We set out hitchhiking as far north as we can to find out. By Tim Querengesser

Nineteen Trips You Gotta Do

Some of these adventures will break the bank. Others will break your back.

They used to appear every 50 kilometres or so -- oases in the wilderness for those travelling the treacherous Alaska Highway. Now, one by one, they’re closing – shutting the door on a chapter of Northern history. By Peter Sheldon

Scrapbook: The White Pass

It's a marvel of engineering and a marvel to look at -- The White Pass Railway connecting Skagway, Alaska, to the Yukon border at Lake Bennett. By Patrick Kane

Dangerously Fun Dawson

In the Klondike's rip-roaring hub, the finest inn is a brothel and the favourite cocktail contains a severed toe. Add gambling, showgirls and a snowmobile falling from the sky and you're in for a helluva time. By Katharine Sandiford

Ho! For The Chilkoot!

The journey over the Chilkoot Pass requires good hiking boots and fitness. I had neither, so I had to give it a try. By Patrick Kane

More Travel and Adventure

'08 Photo Contest Winners!

Snap-happy readers from near and far submitted outstanding pics for Up Here’s eighth-annual photo contest. Here, we present the top shots.

Maps of the North

Map of the three territories of the North: Yukon, Northwest Territories, Nunavut

Whitehorse		-6^°C
Yellowknife		-3^°C
Iqaluit		-20^°C