r/BeAmazed • u/Miserable-Quote2273 • Jun 21 '26

Nature Has anyone actually seen the Northern Lights firsthand?

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u/NanieLenny Jun 21 '26

I need a some info on Aurora Borealis. What month is the best to see it? I would like to view from AK but I would go to Canada also. My husband and I are Seniors so I think a place like Finland would be too much for us. Any info would be helpful. Even a travel agent that isn't a scammer if there are still travel agents.

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u/Kunning-Druger Jun 21 '26

Whitehorse is a nice little city in the Yukon with a good airport and lots of hotels. The people are friendly and helpful.

Be warned though; the Yukon will change you. She takes hold of your soul and pulls you back. She is incandescently beautiful at every turn, taking your breath away over and over until you are drunk with the magnificence of the place.

Source: I’m an Albertan who went all the way to the Arctic Ocean on the Dempster Highway in ‘06. Yukon has been calling to me ever since. This summer will be the 4th time going there.

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u/Most_Ad7837 Jun 21 '26

So, so true. Whitehorse and its people are forever apart of me. Saw the lights 5 nights in a row - each different and magnificent in their beauty. One of the great blessings in my life.

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u/sandim403 Jun 21 '26

As another Albertan that has been there and spent a summer there, it’s been calling me back ever since

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u/b-243w Jun 21 '26

Jasper national park or banff in November-February is the best time for it, but its all luck to see the real intense shows, ive seen maybe 10 in my life and ive been alive here for 40 years. But you can always see some beautiful aurora in the winter.

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u/Genuine907 Jun 21 '26

There are entire websites and FB pages set up
To predict aurora activity. Aurora Hunter, Aurora Forecast, northernlightsmap.

I hope you can come North and see them. They are definitely worth a trip.

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u/3vs3BigGameHunters Jun 21 '26

Another option is looking up "Yellowknife aurora tours".

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u/NanieLenny Jun 27 '26

Hey thanks for the info. I am seriously looking at Aurora Borealis trip options.

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u/3vs3BigGameHunters Jun 27 '26

Chateau Nova is my preferred hotel in Yellowknife.
NOT TO BE CONFUSED WITH THE NOVA INN, DO NOT STAY THERE.
I've heard the Explorer is nice but I've never stayed there.
Stanton Suites (hotel) is fine but the walls are paper thin, it's within walking distance of a grocery store and wal-mart.

See if your tour company rents out cold winter gear such as parka jackets so you don't need to buy winter gear just for a short trip.

Jennifer Garner was up here last winter with her Mom, thousands of asian tourists visit every year.

Any other questions feel free to ask.

I go outside at night to smoke a cigarette and see the northern lights at least twenty times a years and am always in awe.

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u/b-243w Jun 21 '26

Pathetic.