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Kluane National Park, Yukon

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Kluane National Park, Yukon Territory, Canada A few blogs ago I made some mention about going back into the Yukon after arriving in Alaska…well now's the time. We're going east just a smidgeon to get around some mountains and an ice field before we can easily (that would mean to drive on actual roads) continue our exploration of Alaska. We spent this week in Canada’s NP in the Yukon, Kluane. Yes, it was remote. And yes, it was absolutely gorgeous.  Kluane is on the eastern side of the mountains, meaning most of the moisture that hits the mountains stays in Alaska and Kluane was actually very dry, nearly desert-like. We attempted several hikes, I say attempted, because diligently checking the forecast we would head out on the hikes dressed appropriately; shorts, t-shirt, hat, cameras, bear spray, bug spray, sun screen, water, etc, then after having gotten a few miles in the weather would start changing … It would get cloudy and then, real trouble,  either thunder and