Dogsledding

If you want to see the land as early explorers and Natives did, try exploring the North via these two traditional methods. The following outfitters usually offer recreation in more than one part of the North or different recreational pursuits depending on the season.

An even more indigenous mode of transport in the north is travel by dogsled. While few people run dogs as their sole means of getting around any longer, the sport of dog-sledding is hugely popular, and dog-sledding trips to otherwise-snowbound backcountry destinations make a great early-spring adventure.

In the Yukon, Uncommon Journeys, P.O. Box 20621, Whitehorse, YT Y1A 7A2 (tel. 867/668-2255; www.uncommonyukon.com), offers 7- and 10-day guided backcountry dog sledding trips out into the northern wilderness. Seven-day trips start at C$3,185 (US$2,548).