This is a broad upland leading to the Peel River, the edge of the area covered by glaciers during the most recent ice age. There are many lakes and ponds on the plateau, with tundra and scattered areas of tamarack and black spruce. Ducks and other waterbirds nest here during the summer. After crossing the Peel River by ferry, you'll come to Fort McPherson, an early Hudson's Bay Company post and now a Kutchin community of 800 people. You have the option of stopping at the small Native community of Arctic Red River.
Several routes lead hikers into the Tombstone Range in the Northern Klondike region.
Hikers may spend as little as four hours or as long as 8 to 10 days hiking through this range. The Northern Ogilvie ridges provide many opportunities for hiking from the Dempster roadside. Canoeing down the Blackstone River provides hikers with access to more remote wilderness. The Richardson Mountains offer several hikes which are even more exciting during the midnight sun period. B.C. D empster Wildlife One of the largest herds of barren-ground caribou, the Porcupine herd, lives in the northern part of the Yukon.