Kluane Lake is our favorite area in the Yukon. Kluane
is pronounced, "kloo-wah-nee".
It's
more than the lake ... it's the hills, mountains, trails, history
and more. The
Kluane National Park Reserve of Canada, established in 1976,
borders the lake.
Also see photos from my page dedicated to the Silver City historical area and the Alaska Highway page, which includes:
View of east side of Kluane Lake, from the west shore near Congdon
Creek campground - September 2009
Same hills shown in above photo, but with overnight snow the morning
of 24 June 2008
Looking towards the hills on the east shore of Kluane Lake -
September 1993
Looking south from the shores alongside the campground - September
2009
Looking south from the shores alongside the campground - June 2008
View towards the east side of Kluane Lake from a rest area on the west side -
June 2008
Approaching Sheep Mountain, northbound on the Alaska Highway - June 2008
On the south side of Kluane Lake, there are many areas to stop and enjoy the surroundings. The rest area from which I took the photos below would have been a great overnight boondock spot.
Large rest area on south side of Kluane Lake, looking towards Sheep
Mountain - June 2008
View to the northeast from the same rest area, towards the east short of Kluane
Lake - June 2008
The Kluane Lake viewpoint near the south shore of the lake provides a great opportunity for pictures of the mountain ranges and lake.
Looking west toward the Kluane Range - December 1998
Northbound on the Alaska Highway - December 1998
There is a rough, single lane road that follows the east shore of Kluane Lake from the south end. The fifth wheel was left behind at the campground while we explored.
View of a small lake and Kluane Lake from the east shore - June 2008
The road was rough and required several creek crossings.
View from a road on the east side of Kluane Lake - June 2008
Eventually we encountered a creek we thought best to NOT cross. We had travelled about 15 miles in 3 hours to reach this point.
This creek appeared too risky to cross, even in 4-wheel drive - June
2008
The next three pictures show a magnificent sunset in the making over Kluane Lake ...
September 1997
September 1997
September 1997