Yukon Outside
Yukon Outdoors and Outside!
Outside could mean camping, cycling, canoeing, hiking, fishing, hunting ...we do it all here. The Yukon slang term "Outside" means any location outside Yukon - we Yukoners live on the inside. Living on the inside is an unspoken understanding to one another of the remote lifestyle we have chosen to live together. You'll find wildlife stories here too! After all, our critters prefer living outdoors most of the time.
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Issue-2019-07-10, PHOTO: Murray Martin / WUY File Photo
Getting to know bears
If I had to say which member of the bear family I mistrust the most, with little hesitation, I would say the black bear. This is backed up by an experience I had as a conservation officer at the Ottawa Sportsman show. Read more
Jul. 10, 2019
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Issue-2019-07-10, PHOTO: courtesy of Doug Sack
Forgotten Town
Two prominent American tourism publications hit the streets recently. Neither included much of a mention of Dyea, except to list the Dyea Campground in Skagway and note that it is the start of the Chilkoot Trail to the Klondike. Read more
Jul. 10, 2019
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Issue: 2019-07-03, PHOTO: Pixabay
A ravenous raven is a resourceful raven
The Yukon bird since 1985, the ubiquitous raven arrives out of nowhere and disappears just as quickly. It all depends on the food supply. They are a very social bird, often seen in pairs, but also in great mobs especially in winter on a food source. Read more
Jul. 03, 2019
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Issue: 2019-06-26, PHOTO: Steve Wilson
Living With Wildlife: Steve Wilson
Hello Everybody, We invite you to share your photos of Yukon wildlife. Email your high-resolution images with a description of what’s going on and what camera equipment you used to Editor@WhatsUpYukon.com Read more
Jun. 26, 2019
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Issue: 2019-06-05, PHOTO: Pixabay
The bears are back in town
Never far away, but hibernating for about six months over the winter, the bears are awake now and ravenously hungry. Actually, bears are always hungry. They have to bulk up to be ready to go to sleep in the fall. They are food processors... Read more
Jun. 05, 2019
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Issue: 2019-06-05, PHOTO: Pixabay
Telling a fish's age
Once you cut a tree down, you can count the number of years it has stood by counting the annual rings around the stump. It might surprise many that you can get a pretty good idea how old a fish is by counting the rings on a single scale... Read more
Jun. 05, 2019
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Issue: 2019-05-15, PHOTO: Lillian Nakamura Maguire
When in Faro… Portugal
Here are some of my tips on travel to Portugal as a curious 70-year-old with a “willing to try it at least once” philosophy. This is based on two weeks travelling by train with another 69-year-old woman in late March and April... Read more
May 15, 2019
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Issue: 2019-05-08, PHOTO: Pixabay
Bicycle bison hunt
The planning had been done for the 13 participants, six students, six adults (staff and parents) and Hunter Education Coordinator, Jim Welsh. The Porter Creek Secondary School group was part of the Hunter Education’s (HEED program) annual support... Read more
May 08, 2019
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Issue: 2019-05-01, GRAPHIC: NOAA US National Weather Service
What is the jet stream?
I attended David Phillip’s lecture on weather and climate change in early March and was inspired to write a series of articles with the goal of elaborating on many points that he made in his ‘factoid’ filled presentation... Read more
May 01, 2019
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Issue: 2019-04-24, PHOTO: Pixabay
Fire - RIGHT NOW!
Many situations need a fire, right now! It could be an emergency situation in your group, or something you come upon as you travel on the land. It may not even be a real emergency or survival situation, but it will be real soon if you don’t do... Read more
Apr. 24, 2019
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