Offline GPS mapping

(Courtesy of Backcountry Navigator)

Typically, smartphones are only useful useful if you are in range of the nearest cell tower. However, the Backcountry Navigator app provides offline GPS mapping. Even if you are outside of cell phone service range, the GPS on your Android (in theory) will continue to work anywhere you have a wide, clear view of the sky. With a bit of pre-planning, Backcountry Navigator lets you download maps and aerial photos of the areas you plan to explore while you are still in cell range and then use your Android’s GPS to find your position on these maps when you are in the wilderness.

(Courtesy of Backcountry Navigator)

Map sizes can get very large and the GPS can be a drain on your phone’s battery. Backcountry Navigator allows you to turn off the GPS when it is not in use to conserve your battery. Depending on the length of your trip you should consider taking a spare battery, or a solar/hand-crank battery charger.

Get more information about Backcountry Navigator at http://www.backcountrynavigator.com/.

Sea to Sky Expeditions is proud of our commitment to sustainability, professionalism, learning, and cooperation with local communities. Our commitment to these principles has won us recognition as one of the top adventure companies in the world by National Geographic. Sea To Sky Expeditions has been providing quality wilderness experiences for our customers since 1988. Join us for 7 to 14 days hiking the Chilkoot Trails retracing the footsteps of the Klondike Gold Rush, the Tombstone Range in the Yukon, or the Tuktut Nogait in the Northwest Territories. All our expeditions feature certified guides, excellent meals, and top of the line equipment. We look forward to providing you with the adventure of a lifetime.

Sea To Sky Arctic Hiking Expeditions:

• Chilkoot Trail – Klondike Goldrush Backpacking – Photo Essay
• Hiking Canada’s Patagonia – Tombstone Range – Photo Essay
• Tuktut Nogait -Hiking in the Home of the Young Caribou

Taiga Journeys offers you great hiking in amazing Kluane National Park, in Yukon’s south-west mountains. Seven day hikes out of Haines Junction get you into great backcountry without carrying heavy backpacks or doing without a soft and cozy bed. Day trips up to 8 hours will bring us into unrivalled wilderness. The trails will lead from the boreal forest to the alpine. Observe nature, take pictures, enjoy spectacular vistas and visit a traditional fishing camp where you will experience local First Nation’s history.

GOLD RUSH TOUR – YUKON & ALASKA Are you ready for an adventure that leads you into one of the world most remarkable wilderness regions? If yes, come and explore with us Canada’s Yukon and Alaska and relive the Gold Rush of 1898! Discover the land of the midnight sun, the land of the magic and mystery, the land of rivers, deep blue lakes and magnificent alpine scenery. The land that inspired both Jack London and Robert Service to write their stories and poems. Come and see it for yourself.

Discover the beauty of the Yukon by paddling pristine rivers, hiking remote trails or joining our van tours beyond the Arctic Circle to the Arctic Ocean. Our guided trips are not just a journey from one place to another but an experience of a lifetime! Our qualified and experienced guides make sure you’ll enjoy a safe adventure. Nature Tours of Yukon is the one-stop address for the self-directed traveler: canoe rentals, satellite phones, outdoor equipment and transportation all come with our expertise and friendly advice. Custom trips available.

The purest and sweetest of water and air awaits you at the top of the spectacular, untamed Coast Mountains! Incredible vistas, abundant wildlife, magnificent displays of alpine flora, geological wonders and no man-made trails for a wilderness wander of immense proportions and a freedom feeling that is unparalleled. Book your vacation of a lifetime with confidence – thirty years of experience. The mountains are absolutely sublime!

Nine uncommon hiking adventures in the Arctic: three expeditions on Ellesmere, the world’s most northerly park, Devon Island, the Torngats, the Katannilik Traverse, and three treks through Baffin Island’s Auyuittuq National Park. Black Feather – great wilderness holidays since 1971.