Visit a magical setting

On your way up the Alaska Highway, a detour to Atlin, British Columbia, is a side trip you should not miss. The setting at the end of this 60-mile drive must be seen to be believed.

Get to Atlin by turning south at Jakes Corner, about 30 miles east of Whitehorse, Yukon. (Yes, you actually have to drive into Yukon before you can get to this part of British Columbia.) From there a well-maintained gravel road leads a little less than 60 miles to Atlin, a tiny community on the shores of a huge lake of the same name. There are modest facilities available for RVers, spectacular scenery, great fishing opportunities for lake trout, and a series of back-country roads to explore with either your tow vehicle or your "toad." Several streams reached on these back roads offer great grayling fishing.

Also along the road to Atlin is Snafu Lakes, a Yukon public campground just a few miles after you turn south. A canoe or other small boat is the best way to see this chain of lakes and to tangle with the voracious northern pike that live in these waters.