Yukon Scenic Drive - Spirit Lake Wilderness Resort



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With your mountain guide at the wheel, our mini buses will transport you up the original White Pass Trail of '98. Pass waterfalls, glaciers and peaks before crossing the mountain cradle of the 3,290-foot summit and following a jewel-like string of headwater lakes that feed the Yukon River. In the Yukon, you will visit the village Carcoss. Rich in history, you will be charmed by its picturesque log cabins, hotel and general store (the oldest operating store in the Yukon). Further north, see the "smallest desert in the world", and then continue to Emerald Lake, truly a gem in its green valley setting. Lunch is a home-style affair at Spirit Lake Wilderness Resort, famous throughout the Yukon for its wonderful pies.

Approximate Duration:
5 hours

Notes:
As this excursion crosses an international border all participants must bring proper international identification, including proof of citizenship (e.g., passport or birth certificate,
and current photo identification).

NORWEGIAN
CRUISE LINE

CARNIVAL

MORE INFORMATION:
On your way you'll see first hand remnants of Conrad. On the west side of Windy Arm, on Tagish Lake. Colonel John Howard CONRAD organized this settlement as an intended supply base for his operations. By 1909 it was a thriving town, with stores, hotels, churches and a District Mining Recorder. Steamboats ran schedules between here and Carcross.

The ore was in several mines; The Big Thing, Montana, Joe Petty, Aurora, Venus, all operated under CONRAD Consolidates Mines Ltd. However, extensive work showed an erratic nature to the ore bodies. By 1914, with a drop in the world price of silver, the mines shut down and the town was abandoned.

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