Gregg B.
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So this last week I spent some time camping, hiking, and of course photographing the most northern place I've ever been to. My friend Evan (from Edmonton Canada) was able to book three tent pads (not an easy thing to do, considering that these spots are snatched up within a mere 30 seconds of the park's website opening for reservations each January.) and invited me there.
I've seen a small amount of shots from the place in the past, and they really impressed me, so I agreed and travelled over to the Tombstone Territorial park, Yukon, Canada.
For me this was a quite complicated trip/destination. I've got a flight from Santa Ana, OC directly to Vancouver in British Columbia. From there, another flight to Whitehorse in Yukon. The next day I drove to Dawson City over 6 hours (b/c a small amount of road construction) and from there I took a helicopter flight to the Tombstone park (the next day). So the travel alone lasted (for me) two days and was quite expensive. But.....
The place is just so alluring. The mountains, although not very tall, are jugged and dramatic, and come out on a photograph beautifully. The fall colors are already at their best there. The park itself is practically devoid of any trees, still a few can be found here and there and used as a compositional element to complement the mountains.
Was it raining? Yes, every single day, on and off. But, the weather is so unpredictable I practically experienced all 4 seasons in one day. So just because is overcast and/or rains doesn't mean there won't be a good/colorful sunset. It can all just disappear and the sun will appear for an hour or two.
At night the sky opened up for maybe 30 minutes and I was able to capture a truly amazing show of northern lights as well.
I'm thinking of hitting the place again in the Winter, maybe not mid winter (it's just too cold up there then, and way too much snow) but in September or November where the weather is more stable, much less clouds up in the sky (perfect for Aurora shots) and frozen lakes or ice patterns to shoot with the mountains with.
Edited on Sep 01, 2023 at 12:19 AM · View previous versions
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