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Tour Overview
The Wind River is a classic Yukon river known for its stunning hiking opportunities, remote wilderness and gentle whitewater which makes it suitable for canoeists who understand the basics of whitewater navigation. With its scenic mountain flights at the beginning and end of this wilderness journey and several days set aside for day-hiking in the mountains, the Wind River is a complete wilderness experience.
What's Included:
•Transportation from Whitehorse to the Mayo float-plane base on Day 1 •Transportation to Whitehorse from the Mayo float-plane base on Day 14 •Scenic float-plane charter on Day 1 and Day 14 •Meals starting lunch Day 1, ending lunch Day 14 •Eating utensils, bowls, and mug, and group kitchen equipment •Tents, canoes, paddles, personal flotation device •Services of a CFA guide •All necessary safety equipment
The Wind River is one of the famous “Three Rivers” in the Peel Watershed. It lies to the west of the Bonnet Plume and Snake Rivers. It flows through the heart of the Wernecke Mountains and the Peel Plateau. This area is currently a candidate for wilderness protection.
The Wind offers paddlers approximately 190km (118 mi) of moving water including some class I-II sections. Novice paddlers will enjoy its relatively mellow path through this breathtaking land. However, the river provides some excitement with sharp turns, standing waves, sweepers, requiring a sharp eye and intermediate moving water skills. The river winds it way through breathtaking alpine mountain views and if you keep an eye on the often snow-capped mountains you might spot some of the area's abundant wildlife, including; woodland caribou, Dall sheep, and grizzly bears. Those who overlook the Wind in search for bigger whitewater are missing out on a classic wilderness river.
The Wind provides ample opportunities for hiking in the alpine. The river flows through a number of accessible alpine hiking areas. Whether looking for day hikes or multi-day backpacking expeditions the Wind River does not disappoint.
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Tour Highlights
Itinerary
Day 0: Whitehorse, Yukon
Hopefully you enjoyed your travels and have arrived safely in Whitehorse, the capital city, nestled among Yukon wilderness. Please arrive in Whitehorse in time for an orientation meeting at 7:00 pm the night before our departure. Guests are responsible for accommodation and meals while in Whitehorse. Whitehorse is a splendid little city and we recommend booking some additional time at either the beginning or the end of your trip to see Whitehorse. If you wish to fish on your trip but, have not had a chance to purchase a Yukon fishing license, you should do so this evening. Your guides will let you know where they can be purchased.
Please Note: Often our guests choose to come to the Yukon several days early, or to depart several days after their wilderness vacation. Therefore we don't include accommodation in Whitehorse in order to provide flexibility for our guests. If you prefer, we can easily arrange your hotel accommodations in Whitehorse and add these details to your itinerary.
Day 1: Float Plane Flight (L, D)
Cabin Fever Adventures staff will pick you up from your hotels starting at 7:00 am. Participants need to have finished their breakfast (not included) by this time. Any final details will be dealt with and we will depart by 8:00 am for a scenic 5-hour drive north and then east to the town of Mayo. Here we will load our canoes, gear and participants into an otter aircraft. Once in the air, we will fly 137 km (85 miles) over remote and rugged Yukon wilderness landing at McClusky Lake. The scenic flight is just the beginning of the beauty that will unfold over the next two weeks. We will camp that night on the shores of McClusky Lake, surrounded by mountain views.
Day 2: McClusky Creek (B, L, D)
Our internal pace slows now as we relax from the hustle of travel and begin to embrace “Yukon time” here in the land of the midnight sun: where watches are optional and worries are few. In the morning we will review our paddling skills on the lake and then after a short portage, we will spend the afternoon, wading and lining our canoes down McClusky Creek until reaching the confluence of the Wind River.
Day 3 - 10: Wind River Hike and Canoe (B, L, D)
During the next eight days we will descend the Wind River, stopping on at least three occasions for day hikes into the alpine, likely in the Upper Wind, Royal Mountain and Mount Deception areas. The Wind River is a swift flowing river with a wide mountain valley offering spectacular views of the surrounding mountains. Wildlife viewing opportunities abound and we might see a grizzly bear, or a herd of caribou during our hikes into the alpine areas surrounding the river.
Day 11: (B, L, D)
Today we will reach the lower Wind. The river slows a little and the cliffs get taller as the confluence of the Peel River approaches.
Day 12: (B, L, D)
The much larger Peel River joins us from the west, having already collected the Heart and Blackstone rivers and now the Wind. As we paddle down the Peel River it will also collect waters from the Bonnet Plume, flowing in from the south.
Day 13: (B, L, D)
Peel River Canyon - This will be our final day of paddling, but we have saved some beautiful scenery for the finale. As we make our way down the Peel we will enter the spectacular Peel River Canyon, closing in upon us with its high walls and exciting class II-III standing waves. After our final splash of excitement we will descend the river to the Taco Bar; a place on the Peel River suitable to land a float plane. We will spend our last night camping on the river awaiting our pick-up and enjoying every last moment in the wilderness.
Day 14: (B, L)
This morning we will hear the hum of the engine as the otter circles and then lands on the river : both happy to be heading towards a hot shower and sad to be finishing what will have been an amazing river trip. We will be shuttled back to the town of Mayo by aircraft, with one last look from above at the Yukon’s amazing wilderness, and then drive the Klondike Highway south to Whitehorse. Depending on our appetite and our timing we will either stop to eat along the way or continue on to Whitehorse for dinner. Dinner and your hotel room on this day are not included. Often the group enjoys going out to dinner together one last time in Whitehorse.
cost from USD 5095+ 5% GST (double occupancy) or 5145 + 5% GST (single occupancy)
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£3135.00
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Our Trusted Partner's Responsible and Sustainable Travel Policy
At Cabin Fever Adventures we don’t believe we can protect the planet by simply saying that we love wilderness and that we strive to protect wild places. Of course we love the wilderness, but the bigger question is does the day-to-day operation of our company demonstrate this commitment? At Cabin Fever Adventures we strive to be the Yukon’s industry leader in promoting a earth-friendly business model. We actively engage our company in the preservation of not only the wilderness here in the Yukon, but consider our company an economic vehicle to affect positive change around the planet.
Our Earth-Friendly initiatives are based on the following simple beliefs:
•One person’s happiness can not be build at the cost of another's •One person can change the world by doing things differently, daily •The needs of the earth’s natural systems are the basis for all sound economic decisions when judged over the long-term.
Based on the above stated beliefs, we have instituted the following business practices into the operations of Cabin Fever Adventures.
We Provide an Organic and Fair Trade Food Menu
•Our food menu is as close to 100% organic as possible and we support several Fair Trade organizations through our food purchases as well. To learn more about organic food products please visit our food distributors website www.horizondistributors.com •To learn more about Fair Trade products and benefits please visit www.transfairusa.org
We are a Member of One Percent for the Planet
•One Percent for the Planet is an organization of member companies who donate at least 1 % of their gross revenues to non-profit environmental protection agencies. We are proud to have made this commitment and hope you will check out their site. We Support-Best Practice Local and or Canadian Businesses Partnerships •We support businesses in the following order of priority when it comes to sourcing gear for our company. First we support companies that we feel are conducting best practices for eco-justice and earth-friendly business practices. Next, we support companies that are local to the Yukon, and thirdly we support Canadian manufactured products because as a voter we can at least work towards changes in our own country.
We Challenge the Status Quo Consumer Attitudes Through our Purchasing Decisions
•We maintain our gear very well and believe in using the entire life-span of a product through proper maintenance and repairs. CFA does not get rid of perfectly good gear to satiate the consumer demand to be outfttted in gear that appears to be brand-new. We can not pretend to be true environmental advocates if our concern for the environment is Yukon-specific rather that global in perspective. Unnecessary consumerism is the fundamental lifestyle problem which has placed human existence out of balance with the planet. We need to start operating within our needs, rather than our wants. When a piece of gear no longer does its job properly or will create a significant consequence if it fails in the backcountry than it is first repaired, and if it can not be properly repaired than it is replaced, but not before. We have become skilled in gear repair, and even make some one-of-a-kind items ourselves. We attempt to source gear for our company from like-minded companies who are making significant steps to reduce their global environmental impact.
We Support Agencies Dedicated to Protecting Wild Places and to Improving Transportation Technologies Vital to Tourism
•We donate to the Canadian Parks and Wilderness Society (CPAWS) and green technologies NGO’S. For more information on the work of CPAWS please visit www.cpaws.org •We donate to the Pembina Foundation. www.pembinafoundation.org The Pembina Foundation for Environmental Research and Education supports innovative environmental research and education initiatives that help people reduce their energy footprint.
We Practice Leave No Trace Camping Practices
•The owner of Cabin Fever Adventures is a certified Master Trainer for The Leave No Trace Centre for Outdoor Ethics. We travel as lightly upon the land as we can so as to leave for the enjoyment of future generations the landscape we hold dear today. To learn more about the principles of LNT backcountry travel please visit www.lnt.org
Day-to-Day Operation of our Physical Plant
We operate Cabin Fever Adventures from our wilderness base-camp and are pursuing numerous efforts to minimize our environmental footprint.
•We personally live a lower-than-average impact lifestyle at our cabin in the wilderness. We live with our family of three in a 480 square foot home (44.6 m2 ) that is also our office for CFA. We function on an average of 15 gallons (56.78 L) of water per day for our entire family, including laundry, cleaning, drinking etc. Our water consumption at home is about one-twentieth the national average for Canada. •We operate an almost paper-less office and we conduct near-paperless interactions with our clients. You will notice that we offer all our information digitally and encourage our customers to embrace communication that avoids the need for paper. •We will soon be investing in a solar energy system for our base camp. •We believe in making our equipment last as long as possible and invest in skills and equipment which allow us to utilize local building materials and waste materials, to operate and or repair our equipment. •We remove our solid human waste from the environment on our busier river routes and dispose of it in sanitation dumps •Our largest environmental impact is our use of fossil fuels for transportation. This is why we actively donate to foundations supporting advances in renewable energy, such as the Pembina Foundation and have chosen to carbon offset all of our tourism products. •We utilize green cleaning dish soaps, cleaning products, and laundry detergents.
About our Trusted Partner
Cabin Fever Adventures offers a variety of wilderness vacations in the Yukon, Southeast Alaska and Northern British Columbia. We operate by the doctrines of ecotourism and are industry leaders in decreasing our environmental impact, not just in the wilderness areas we travel through, but globally through our ethical business decisions. We offer an organic food menu, purchase carbon offsets for our transportation emissions and donate to grassroots environmental protection agencies. If you would like to see the stunning beauty of the Northwest while treading lightly on the planet, then Cabin Fever Adventures is for you. There is only one future and it is shared!
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