Swimming in the Yukon River in May

The same warm weather that had the ice out of the river early this year also meant that it was not unreasonable to get in the river. albeit with a thin wetsuit, and float down a number of times. Got in by the bridge and got out down past the new sixplex

Before the spring freshet the remains of the old docks can be seen in Carmacks. Not sure whether they precipitated the island that is now there or they were build because an island was there.






Seeing what the beavers see in the Yukon River by Carmacks



Getting into the river by the bridge then going down a km and a bit on an overly hot day in May. Low water and reasonable current