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Mount Logan - 5,950 m

The Canadian (Maple Leaf) flag was first raised in 1965. Red represents the cross of Saint George (as on the flag of Great Britain). The white is derived from the white color of the French monarchs since Charles VII. Around 1700, the maple leaf was a symbol of Canadian nature. The maple leaf on the flag is of the sugar maple.

In 1858, the Canadian dollar replaced the Canadian pound. Depicted on the banknote is Sir Henri Charles Wilfrid Laurier, a Canadian politician and statesman who served as the seventh prime minister of Canada from 1896 to October 1911.

in the Yukon river, just north of Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon Territory, you can visit Whitehorse Rapids at Miles Canyon. The Rapids are already tamed but it is a nice place for a walk. During the Gold Rush, many gold miners descended the Yukon with their rafts to Whitehorse. Many lost their lives and as a result a tramway was built. By the end of the 19th century, the village of Canyon City was born. By 1900, completion of a railway as far as Whitehorse ended Canyon City's brief moment of significance. The only thing that remains are stacks of food cans in the forest. The rapids have been tamed due to construction of a dam in 1957.

In 1897, the Gold Rush started in the Klondike River. Take an excursion to the Discovery Claim to the east of Dawson city along the Klondike river, a tributary of the Yukon. The landscape turned into a valley full of gravel mountains due to the Gold Rush. Here you'll find the largest dredge in North America, Dredge no. 4, which was in use from 1928 until 1966. You're in the right place if you want to know more about the Gold Rush.

Yukon Territory is the state that is known for the Gold Rush late 19th, early 20th century. Dawson city is a place that still fully meets that description. Every weekend you will find a part of the inhabitants in the old casino, Diamond Tooth Gerties. There are dancers which perform the Can Can and afterwards you can take a picture with them. During the daytime actors sometimes walk in old costumes across the street. Take the free ferry across the Yukon River then follow the Yukon to the right little right for the Sternwheeler graveyard. You can also hike from Dawson city to the village of Moosehide where the inhabitants are Indians. You need a permit for a visit to Moosehide. The walk through the poplar forests is beautiful and the village is also worth it but when we arrived, the village was completely deserted. Against the hills just outside Dawson you will find graves of gold miners.

The Kluane National Park is an extensive nature reserve where you can make beautiful hikes. For example a hike to the summit of King's Throne Peak at Kathleen lake. The top collapsed making it look like a throne. King's Throne Peak is 1,990 meter high, 1,250 meter above Kathleen lake. A steep climb with a great view above.