It’s the wilderness base camp of your dreams: rustic “glamping” — that’s glamour camping — in yurts (octagonal, pinewood-floor, lumber-and-canvas tents) lit by skylight and warmed by wood stove. And here’s the winning recipe: trekking in the Yukon Territory mountains. A cocktail on the deck. For dinner, not freeze-dried soup, but grilled Arctic char with dill-and-tarragon sauce. Aprés-meal, the sauna. Ease into slumber to the eerie a capella howling of wolves.

In the Ibex Valley north of Whitehorse, Uncommon Journeys leads two getaways to this wild and remote territory. The outfitter’s Uncommon Homestead is a collection of log cabins and a lodge with a loft-style library, sundeck hot tub, horse stable and troupe of dogs: Herschel, Harley and Nicolai power the winter sleds. At your disposal are guides, plus accoutrements: mountain bikes, canoes, ice fishing gear and helicopters for hiking and fishing excursions. There are also wilderness adventures (pampered princesses need not apply).

For those who prefer an outback experience on an out-there scale, the base camp is an all-season, secluded yurt adventure. River otters slide down the riverbanks nearby and sometimes you can hear a pack of wolves residing upriver howl in unison with the dog teams. Grizzlies drop in, but don’t worry, solar-powered electric fences make sure they keep their distance from the yurts. And there are plenty of caribou. Come nightfall, finish a day in the bush with an evening at the riverside sipping hot chocolate with a perfectly clear view only the Yukon can afford of the Northern Lights dancing across the sky.

www.uncommonyukon.com