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cewillis
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Jul 12, 2013

Yukon, NWT, Sept bugs and fires ?

What is one likely to encounter in the way of bugs and wildfires in the Yukon and Northwest Territories in Sept? Specifically, along the Dempster Highway.
  • Hopefully by September the major road damage will be repaired as I read on CBC North yesterday that the Dempster Highway is closed just north of Eagle Plains as floodwaters made the roadway impassible.
  • That is one of the great advantages of camping in September.
    First frost has usually done the bugs in.
    Forest fire season is usually over.

    I highly recommend sunglasses though, as the sun shining off the brilliant fall colours can be blinding!