This trip is designed to give you the opportunity to photograph all the diversity that the Yukon has to offer. We will cover the area around Whitehorse, Klaune National Park and areas along the Alaska Highway. You will be shooting mountain landscapes, macro images of winter foliage, travel type photography of historical streetscapes, the wildlife, northern lights and other long exposure night photography.
Dates of Yukon Trip:
Workshop #1 is March 3, 2016 to March 7, 2016 (2 spots available)
Workshop #2 is March 8, 2016 to March 12, 2016 (no spots available)
Price of Workshop: $1997CDN ($1495USD)
Single Supplement is $450CDN ($337USD)
Included: Airport pick-up and drop-off, Accommodation, Welcome dinner on day 1, Snacks, soft drinks, water during the day, Daily transportation via an 6 passenger minivan of 8 passenger Suburban or equivalent. Hot drinks and snacks during aurora viewing nights.
Not Included: Alcoholic beverages, meals that are not listed as included in the itinerary, International flights, Items of personal nature, Items not listed as included
Day One - A day to Welcome You to the Yukon
Today you will arrive in Whitehorse from Home. You should schedule your arrivals so that you arrive in Whitehorse before 4:30pm. You will get picked up at the airport by Kevin and shuttled to our accommodation.
You can unpack and have some free time before dinner. Today would be your day to explore downtown Whitehorse
We will meet for a group dinner and go over the itinerary, get to know one another and discuss the various photography situations we will find ourselves in this week.
After dinner, if the skies are clear, we will head out into the countryside for one of many nights of aurora photography. There are a number of spots around Whitehorse that we have identified with interesting foreground elements that will enhance your aurora images.
Dinner Included
Day Two – A Day for the Dogs
Today is our day to hop on our two man dog sled and ride as people have done for centuries in the Yukon.
Imagine sledding across untouched snow on a perfectly clear winter day in the Takhini Valley, I can attest that has a profound effect on the human soul. You are surrounded by low-lying mountain ranges where the only sound you hear is your dog team, running at a modest pace as they love to do, and perhaps the call of an eagle or a raven nearby.
With frequent stops to take photos, I am sure you will agree when we get back that this was a once in a lifetime experience.
After dinner, if the skies are clear, we will head out into the countryside for one of many nights of aurora photography. There are a number of spots around Whitehorse that we have identified with interesting foreground elements that will enhance your aurora images.
Tonight we will be staying in Haines Junction at the doorsteps of Kluane National Park.
Day Three – Headed west to Kluane
You are in for a treat today...
Today we will awake amidst the mountains and be visiting Kluane national Park, Kathleen Lake, Kluane Lake and photograph the wilderness on the edge of civilization.
Long into darkness we will remain in the area. You will be presented with golden hour and blue hour photography opportunities that hopefully end with a star show with zero light pollution, and maybe, a once in a lifetime chance to photograph an aurora show in this area. But if the aurora doesn't present itself, the night skies still offer the opportunity to learn how to easily create star trail photos or other night time long exposure photos.
Accommodation we will be in Haines Junction
Day Four – Back to Whitehorse…
Today we will head back to Whitehorse after another sunrise photo shoot over a typical winter landscape in the Yukon. Upon our arrival back in Whitehorse, our first visit is the Yukon Wildlife Preserve. The diversity of natural habitats on their 700 acre site allows for the unique presentation of northern Canadian wildlife.
Their remarkably varied landscapes include low-lying flat lands, rolling hills, wetlands and steep rock cliffs. Visitors will experience a range of ecological features on a trip to the Yukon Wildlife Preserve and be presented with photographic opportunities that will allow you to photograph the animals as if they were in the wild.
Then, as the day winds down and you need to relax, it’s a visit to the Tahini Hot Springs for a soak in the outdoor hot springs and soak up the memories and the atmosphere.
Tonight, once again, its eyes to the skies. If there is break in the cloud, or we see clear skies, we will be headed out for one final night to photograph the aurora in the winter landscapes.
Last year, the show was so intense that we stayed out all night and we were taking people right to their flight home after a night of a show that produced some amazing images.
Tonight our accommodation will be back in Whitehorse.
Day Five – Its Back to Reality
As you schedule dictates, we will take you to the airport for your departures home.
If you want to see the last true frontier in Canada, contact us here, http://northof49photography.com/contact-us
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