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The Yukon – Canada

The Yukon takes its name from Yu-kun-ah, the Loucheux word for the Yukon River, the ‘great river’ that drains most of the territory. Some five per cent of Canada’s landmass, the Yukon lies in the northwest corner of Canada. Bordered … Continue reading

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Katmai National Park and Preserve – Alaska

Katmai’s wildernesses mosaic of rivers, lakes, broad valleys, and emergent coastlines protects wolves, moose, marten, caribou, otters, beavers, and more than 2,000 brown bears. Seals, sea lions, sea otters, gray whales, and beluga whales frolic in the tides of Shelikof … Continue reading

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Bay du Nord Wilderness Reserve – Newfoundland

Newfoundland’s last major unspoiled area, Bay du Nord Wilderness Reserve occupies rugged countryside pierced by wild rivers and coniferous forests stretch in every direction from the rock drumlin formation of 1,234 foot Mount Sylvester, the highest point in the park. … Continue reading

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Alaska

Wild, unforgiving, and spectacular, nature’s attributes define Alaska. In this frontier state that stretches from the Arctic Circle to the Gulf of Alaska and from near Russia to the Coast Mountains of British Columbia, the climate, the terrain, the ecosystem, … Continue reading

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