Off the beaten path adventures and musings.
My final backroad experience wasn't quite as epic as the Canol road, but it was still an adventure. Nahanni Range road holds the distinction for being the backroad that really made me long to return to Yukon. I had seen some blogs and pictures from this road and really wanted to experience it myself. The …
I love remote, off the beaten path roads. Especially the ones that are seldom driven. It excites the explorer in me. Often times, the really remote roads don't have great scenery. One of the things I've been looking forward to in Yukon is driving some truly epic, fully remote roads. The Canol Road is probably …
Somehow, Yukon still has wonders that can leave me in awe. On my way down from Dawson I drove up the Silver Trail. It's a road that goes into the mountains where there was a lot of silver mining...along with some gold. The first part of the road to Mayo is generally smooth and not …
Wrapped in my sleeping bag, my eyes opened. It was dark and I was cold. My cellphone said 2am. That evening had been warm...at least when compared with Tuk. 17 degrees. First time I could walk around in a T-shirt in more than a week. On my way back down the Dempster, I enjoyed my …
In my previous posts I wrote about my journey up the Dempster Highway and the road to Tuktoyaktuk(Tuk). On the afternoon of my 4th day, after an absolutely spectacular drive, I pulled into Tuk. It was cold and raining. I drove slowly through town towards the point. After getting a picture at the Arctic Ocean …
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My last post left off at the Peel River ferry. I set out the next morning. I make a short stop in Fort McPherson to get fuel, then carried on. The road between Fort McPherson and Tsiigehtchic was uninteresting. Flat with lots of trees. As the road approached Tsiigehtchic, I was treated to a wonderful …
My second day on the Dempster was mind blowing. The scenes just got better and better. The fall colours were getting more vivid to the north, the scenic vistas were beyond imagination and there were so many more mountains than I would have thought. I started the day off still in the plains area beyond …
The Dempster Highway has a reputation as a rough but epic journey to the Arctic. There's a lot of info about how remote and rough it is. From the junction with the Klondike Highway in Yukon, it is 730 km to Inuvik, NWT. The new highway to Tuktoyaktuk goes 149 km further, making the distance …
I have been to the most wondrous place on earth! It was a difficult few days, but oh, the wonders I've seen! It was a sunny day in Dawson when I decided to head up the Dempster Highway. The forecast up north didn't look good, but I figured I might as well use the good …
Top of the World Highway is a very unique experience filled with grand views. The road runs from Dawson City to the Alaska border and it follows the heights of the hills instead of the valleys. It was originally constructed in the early 1900s to service mines in the area. At the time, it was …
