Alaska/Yukon 2013
Anchorage (AK) and Whitehorse (YT) areas
Saturday June 1 through Sunday June 16
Stu and I flew to Anchorage AK on the 1st, then spent five days visiting various attractions in and near Anchorage. On the 7th and 8th we drove to Inn on the Lake (50 km southeast of Whitehorse YT). We hiked, canoed, and visited various attractions in and near Whitehorse/Marsh Lake/Carcross YT for two days, then returned via the same route to Anchorage AK. We then had about 2½ additional days to tour the Anchorage area, including one trip to Kenai Fjords National Park. We then flew back to Oklahoma on the 15th and 16th.
The GPX files have been edited only to remove extraneous points and obvious errors.
Overview
- Overview map—This is a composite map of all the GPS tracks on a blank U.S. states map, with the states/territory we visited highlighted in yellow. (Close-up of AK/YT)
- All GPS tracks / view map—The whole (driving part of the) trip. (May take a few seconds to load.)
- All GPS tracks / view map—The whole (flying/hiking/canoeing parts of the) trip.
Saturday, June 1
- June 1 (flights): GPX / view map—Oklahoma City OK to Anchorage AK, via Denver CO. The tracks are truncated near the airports, due to the restriction on use of personal electronic devices while the aircraft is below 10,000 ft (about 3,000 m) MSL.
- June 1 (by car): GPX / view map—driving in Oklahoma City OK and Anchorage AK.
Sunday, June 2
- June 2 (walking & hiking): GPX / view map—Anchorage AK: Saturday Market (yes, it was Sunday–it's a weekend event), Woronzof Point, and the overlook trail at Flattop Mountain.
- June 2 (by car): GPX / view map—driving in Anchorage AK.
Monday, June 3
- June 3 (walking & hiking): GPX / view map—Anchorage AK: Alaska Zoo and Alaska Botanical Garden (including the 2 km Lowenfels Family Trail).
- June 3 (just the Lowenfels hiking trail): GPX / view map—Anchorage AK: Just the 2 km Lowenfels Family Trail.
- June 3 (by car): GPX / view map—driving in Anchorage AK.
Tuesday, June 4
- June 4 (walking & hiking): GPX / view map—Anchorage AK: Kincaid Park (main hike was to/around Little Campbell Lake).
- June 4 (by car): GPX / view map—driving in Anchorage AK.
Wednesday, June 5
- June 5 (flight in DHC-2): GPX / view map—Anchorage AK: a "Flightseeing" tour with Trail Ridge Air. The aircraft was a de Havilland DHC-2 "Beaver."
- June 5 (hike 1): GPX / view map—Eagle River AK: This was a scenic hike.
- June 5 (hike 2): GPX / view map—near Eagle River AK: We hiked to the upper and lower views of Thunderbird Falls.
- June 5 (by car): GPX / view map—driving in Anchorage and our excursion to Eagle River AK and vicinity.
Thursday, June 6
- June 6 (cruise): GPX / view map—Prince William Sound AK: We took the Phillips "26-Glacier Cruise."
- June 6 (by car): GPX / view map—driving from Anchorage AK to Whittier AK and back.
Friday, June 7
Saturday, June 8
- June 8 (by car): GPX / view map—driving from Beaver Creek YT to Whitehorse and Marsh Lake YT (Inn on the Lake).
Sunday, June 9
- June 9 (canoe): GPX / view map—Our 2-hour canoe ride on Marsh Lake, originating/ending at Inn on the Lake.
- June 9 (hike): GPX / view map—We hiked the Upper and Lower Canyon City Trails at Miles Canyon, near Whitehorse YT. This is, we were told, the area where rapids once were that gave Whitehorse its name.
- June 9 (by car): GPX / view map—driving between Inn on the Lake (Marsh Lake YT) and Whitehorse YT.
Monday, June 10
- June 10 (by car): GPX / view map—driving from Inn on the Lake (Marsh Lake YT to Whitehorse YT to Emerald Lake to Carcross YT and back to Inn on the Lake.
Tuesday, June 11
- June 11 (canoe): GPX / view map—Our 4-hour canoe ride down the Yukon River, from near downtown Whitehorse to the take-out point on the Takhini River. The total distance was almost 19 km. The "Kanoe" waypoint is the Kanoe People rental location where we got the canoe and entered the water, and "Out" is where their map showed the take-out point (which was about 330 m east of the actual take-out point).
- June 11 (by car): GPX / view map—driving from Inn on the Lake (Marsh Lake YT to Whitehorse YT to Beaver Creek YT.
Wednesday, June 12
Thursday, June 13
- June 13 (hike): GPX / view map—We hiked up Falls Creek Trail approximately 1/3 of the way to the tarn lake near the top. The approximate elevation gain was 360 m, ±50 m.
- June 13 (by car): GPX / view map—driving from Anchorage AK to the Falls Creek Trail, then to the Girdwood AK area, into Crow Creek Canyon, and back to Anchorage.
Friday, June 14
- June 14 (hike): GPX / view map—We hiked from the visitor center to Exit Glacier (and back) at Kenai Fjords National Park.
- June 14 (by car): GPX / view map—driving from Anchorage AK to Kenai Fjords N. P., to Seward, and back to Anchorage.
Saturday, June 15
- June 15 (hike): GPX / view map—We hiked up the slope at Arctic Village ski area near Anchorage. We stopped at the "saddle" between Mt. Gordon Lyon and Rendezvous Peak. The elevation there was about 1,065 m, and our car was parked at about 805 m elevation. When we arrived in Anchorage, this area was covered with snow. On June 15, it was muddy in many places (especially near the top), and there were still patches of snow.
- June 15 (by car): GPX / view map—driving around Anchorage AK, including turning in the car at the International Airport.
- June 15 (flight 1): GPX / view map—Our (overnight) flight from Anchorage AK to Houston TX (George Bush Intercontinental Airport).
Sunday, June 16
- June 16 (flight 2): GPX / view map—Our flight from Houston TX (George Bush Intercontinental Airport) to Oklahoma City OK.
