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Kluane Lake, beside Alaska Highway in Yukon

Kluane Lake is our favourite area in Yukon.
It is more than the lake; it is the mountains, trails and wildlife. Kluane is pronounced, "kloo-wah-nee".

On this page:

• Driving around Kluane Lake in winter
• Driving on the East side of Kluane Lake
• Hiking on Sheep Mountain
• Walking the trail to Soldier's Summit
• Silver City historical area
• Driving the AK Hwy through the Kluane area

View to the west from the Visitor Centre at the base of Sheep Mountain - Sept 2009

Approaching Sheep Mountain and the Visitor Centre that is on the left across the bridge  - June 2013

Approaching Sheep Mountain with snow in October 19, 2019

View of Sheep Mountain from the Alaska Highway at the south end of Kluane lake - June 2013

Photo showing driving northbound on the AK Hwy beside Kluane Lake - June 2012

Kayaking on the large Kluane Lake - August 2014

South view beside Congdon Creek campground - July 2011

Hiking on Sheep Mountain, overlooking the Slim's River to the West - September 2011

Hiking the Sheep Creek Trail in October, 2020

Dog walking down the Sheep Creek trail in October, 2020

Looking westward along Slim's River while hiking along Soldier's Summit - June 2012
Also see my page with more photos from Soldier's Summit

On the south side of Kluane Lake, there are some places to stop and relax.

Large pull off on south side of Kluane Lake and looking towards Sheep Mountain - June 2008

View of Sheep Mountain from the southeast side of Kluane Lake - June 2013

Walking the dogs along the south shore near historical Silver City - July 2011

Keep your eyes open for the locals...

Grizzly beside the Alaska Highway near Kluane Lake - June 2014 for more shots of this bear

Kluane in Winter

March 2012, day trip for a picnic by its shore.
November 2013, some friends from the Lower Mainland joined us for the day.
February 2014, just to enjoy the sunny day.
March 2014, while driving to Anchorage, Alaska.

Photo view of Kluane Lake and Sheep Mountain from Silver City - November 2013

Looking northward from the south shore of the ice-covered Kluane Lake - March 2012

Northbound on the AK Hwy approaching Kluane Lake with Sheep Mtn background - March 2012 

Sheep Mountain in winter - February 2014

Photo of Kluane Lake taken near the Kluane rest area on the south side of the lake - March 2014

Kluane Lake frozen in winter - March 2012

Approaching Soldier's Summit parking area to go hiking- November 30, 2019

East Side of Kluane Lake

There is a gravel road that follows the east shore of Kluane Lake from the south end.

View of a small lake and Kluane Lake from the east shore - June 2008

The road was rough and had several creek crossings.

View from a road on the east side of Kluane Lake - June 2008

Eventually we encountered a creek we decided 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 

To see more of  the Kluane area visit my other pages:

• 2 September 2009 - Kluane Lake
• 11 July 2010 - Kluane Lake
• 19 July 2011 - Kluane Lake
• 8 June 2013 - Kluane Lake
• 18 September 2014 - Kluane Lake
• 11 April 2015 - Kluane Lake
• 17 May 2015 - dust storm on Kluane Lake
• 18 July 2015 - Kluane Lake rowing
• Yukon Sights - Kluane Lake

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