Those Young Guys – Finding Our Way
Day 1 and 2 – Dawson City, Yukon to Tombstone Mountain Territorial Park – 111 km (69 miles) – 3 hours Here we go…heading to The Dempster Highway – Arctic Ocean or Bust!! Read our “Summary of the Dempster” post for an overview of The Dempster! The Dempster Highway starts
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We departed Whitehorse with the goal of driving all the way to Dawson City along Highway 2, the Klondike Highway. We watch Yukon 511 for road conditions and we had seen that the previous day the highway had been closed from Pelly Crossing to Stewart Crossing due to wildfires. But
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The drive from Pine Lake Campground hear Haines Junction to Whitehorse is a fairly short drive. It is a beautiful drive but we did encounter some construction and rough roads. Before we knew it we were in Whitehorse, filling up with fuel, and doing a bit of grocery shopping. The
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We departed Haines, Alaska and headed north to The Yukon. On our way we stopped by the Chilkat River for some eagle viewing. What an absolutely beautiful drive. We have the most recent edition of The MILEPOST 2024 as our previous version was from 2010. (We thought it was time
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We drove off the ferry in Haines, Alaska and headed to our RV Park. Since our scheduled arrival time was 3:30am we were unsure where we could park our RV until check-in time in the afternoon. So, we made a reservation for the night before and told the RV Park
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This morning we departed La Grande, Oregon and headed over the Blue Mountains. This involved driving over Deadmans Pass. It is no problem in the summer but can be quite a difficult drive during a winter snowstorm. It was windy but still warm and a beautiful sunny day. We came
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We departed Ely, Nevada early one morning and headed north on Highway 93 traveling through the remote, beautiful section of Nevada. We continued north to Jackpot, Nevada which sits just south of the Idaho border. It is a perfect location to fuel up and take a lunch break. Shortly thereafter
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We drove north on AZ Hwy 89 from Flagstaff towards Bitter Springs through the Navajo Nation. We passed many Navajo souvenir roadside stands selling their wares. The shop by Bitter Springs is my favorite and I love, love, love the photos on the side of their stand. We decided to
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Off to Sunset Crater National Monument for some cooler temperatures. The Bonito Campground, across from the National Monument Visitor Center, sits in the pines at over 7,000 feet elevation just north of Flagstaff. As we drove into Flagstaff on I-17 we could see a bit of snow still on Humphreys
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It’s that time of year for us to make our annual pilgrimage to Tucson to do some hiking and visit with friends. We like to find a campground near hiking trails to start off the trip and then finish up with staying with friends on their land. Of course, finding
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