We are heading to Buck Lake! Another place we have not spent much time at. From Valleyview we headed south through Drayton Valley (oil and gas town) along the Cowboy Trail Highway 22 and crossed over the North Saskatchewan River. First Stop…Alder Flats which is just a bit west of
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Valleyview, Alberta
We headed on to Valleyview to visit friends crossing over the Smokey River and the Little Smokey River and passing the beautiful canola fields in their peak color. On to the farm where we spent a wonderful evening with terrific food, great conversation, and a fun time. Breakfast was just
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We departed Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park in northern British Columbia and headed south on the Alaska Highway ending up wherever. We crossed the 25 meter (94 foot) tall Lower Liard River Suspension Bridge which is one of the six “special” crossings on the Alaska Highway and the only
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Today was the day we were going to try to get into Liard River Hot Springs Provincial Park campground. About half of the sites are reservable and we had tried daily for weeks to get a site but with no luck. We were going to try our luck at first
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We departed Whitehorse and headed south on the Alcan Highway passing the Carcross Cutoff and the Yukon Motorcycle Park/Caribou RV Park and on past Marsh Lake. We were winging it that day and we were just going to stop whenever we felt like it. Johnsons Crossing is at the northern
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Day 8 – Eagle Plains to Tombstone Mountain – 298 km (185 miles) – 8 hours Read our “Summary of the Dempster” post for an overview of The Dempster! We departed Eagle Plains amidst all the mosquitos and got on the road south. It was a bit overcast and we
Continue readingArctic Ocean Camping – Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories
Day 5 – Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk – 152 km (95 miles) – 3 hours Off we go! We are leaving Inuvik and driving 148km (92 miles) to the town of Tuktoyaktuk (known as Tuk) along the Arctic Ocean. The unpaved road we are driving is called the Inuvik to Tuk
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Day 4 – Arctic Circle to Inuvik – 328 km (204 miles) – 9 hours Read our “Summary of the Dempster” post for an overview of The Dempster! Today’s drive turned out to be a long one. After awhile the constant bumps jar your brain or what’s left of it!
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Day 3 – Tombstone Territorial Park to the Arctic Circle – 336 km (209 miles) – 8 hours Read our “Summary of the Dempster” post for an overview of The Dempster! We departed Tombstone Campground (km 72) and headed up the mountain to the Tombstone Mountain Viewpoint (km 74). It
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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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