Fall colours everywhere

Fall colours are in their full splendor. Here are a few shots from a recent drive on the Alaska Highway south from Watson Lake to Whitehorse and a flight to Dawson City.

Falling gently

These two para gliders were spotted from the Alaska Highway outside Whitehorse, near Marsh Lake.

It must be quite a beautiful view from above.

Long-distance bicycling

 

 

Travel on the Alaska Highway during summer and you’ll see bicycle tourists, travelling hundreds if not thousands of kilometres on epic journeys.

That bold, bright building with formline art is the George Johnston museum in Teslin Yukon.

Fall colours at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve

Many animals change coats this time of year at the Yukon Wildlife Preserve.

The preserve allows a look at Yukon animals in their natural habitats. (Note the Lynx, second photo from bottom, has a bird in its mouth!)

Fall colours at Chadburn Lake

Beautiful colours today on trails around Chadburn Lake. This is probably a 15-minute drive from downtown Whitehorse.

Bald eagle surveys a changing landscape

Spotted alongside the Alaska highway: A bald eagle perhaps noticing the change in the leaves to fall colours.

Fall colours on the trails

Spotted on the Porcupine Ridge trail: The very beginning of fall colours on August 17.

Centennial trail in the fall colours

The centennial trail is a paved 5km loop near downtown Whitehorse. It’s used by joggers, people walking and bicycles of all types including this recumbent bike.

 

Fall colours and the S.S. Klondike

A nice day for a stroll on the Centennial trail.

Fall colours in Riverdale

   

On the Upper Riverdale trail you can see bright orange, yellow and red colours beginning to blend in with the green leaves.