31 Days in Canada

 In honour of CANADA DAY  I plan to post a daily image of Canada and a link to a random Canadian location we have visited.

WHITEHORSE YUKON - random post

Canada’s Yukon Territory is a vast northern wonderland but with a tiny population of about 46,000. It is a land of extremes, famous for its abundant wildlife, sweeping wilderness, gold-rush history, and world-class views of the aurora borealis.

It is the smallest of Canada’s three territories. The Yukon covers an area of 186,272 sq. mi (482,443 km sq)—that’s larger than California, almost the same size as Spain and a little bit smaller than Thailand.

 Moose outnumber human residents by about 2 to 1. You're far more likely to get stuck in a "moose jam" than a traffic jam!

Despite its snowy northern reputation, the Yukon features the Carcross Desert. At just 2.6 square kilometers, it is widely considered the world's smallest desert.

In 1947, in Snag, Yukon temperatures dropped to a teeth-chattering -63° C (-81.4° F), the lowest recorded temperature in North America. When Snag residents stepped outside, their breath froze mid-air.