A Canadian experience that has been likened to some of the finest scenery in North America is the Tombstone Range which is just north of Dawson City, Yukon on the Dempster Highway. We only spent 5 days, but it was before they made it a park, and the trails were made by game and a few horse packers. Saw a magnificant golden grizzley and he went uphill with a snort and we did some amazing quantities of elevation gain with 40lb packs before I went lightweight. My feet complained but I will never forget watching the dippers fly under the waterfall to their nest and the climber that made it in 2 hours faster than us.

Some say the hikes in Kluane National Park in the western Yukon are even more sublime, and they can be long, difficult, and have few people. That's where I next go when I make my next trek to the Yukon.