A scene from the Yukon River.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/i-went-down-like-a-sack-of-potatoes-irish-paddler-recounts-encounter-with-bear-in-yukon-backcountry-1.6904850?cmp=rss

It takes the sled dog teams over two mountain ranges, the frozen Yukon River and the treacherous Bering Sea ice en route to the finish line in Nome.

Source: https://www.gjsentinel.com/sports/professional/defending-champion-leaves-iditarod-race-over-health-concerns/article_205676dc-ef74-568d-a318-68af5c302096.html

The Yukon River Panel, the bilateral body created in 2002 to collaboratively manage and conserve Canadian salmon stocks, is forecasting another bad year and fishing closures on both sides of the border.

Source: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/04/06/news/yukon-river-salmon-runs-likely-stay-small-while-indigenous-peoples-sacrifice-grows

The Yukon River where the official ice bridge is normally constructed each winter, pictured here in 2018.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/dawson-city-ice-slab-crossing-1.7065902?cmp=rss