July 14, 2024 – Sunday – Day 21 – Off the Dempster Hwy It was a bright and noisy night. However, things did quiet down at some point in the night. We took a picture of the sun at 12:30 am and it was still up in the sky. It will be 1-1/2 weeks until the sun sets …
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Tuktoyakyuk
July 13, 2024 – Saturday – Day 20 We left camp at 9 am and after getting more gas, we drove north on the Inuvik/Tuktoyaktuk Highway. This is the last 90 miles to the Arctic Ocean at Tuktoyaktuk (Tuk). This hamlet was founded in 1928 and is mostly inhabited by the Inuvialuit people. The sun does not set …
Inuvik
July 12, 2024 – Friday – Day 19 It sprinkled most of the night and was raining a little when we left camp. The mosquitoes were terrible at this camp and everywhere on the Dempster Highway. We had not had any issues with bugs for the past 3 weeks, but they are making up for it now. …
The Dempster Highway
July 10, 2024 – Wednesday – Day 17 We decided to take is slow today. We left camp after 10:30 am and only drove until 1:30 pm. We found a nice spot for lunch on the shore of a lake. It was far from the highway and nice a quiet, so we decided to spend the night. Tomorrow we …
Whitehorse, Yukon
July 9, 2024 – Tuesday – Day 16 We left camp early and drove on to Whitehorse, Yukon. This is a gold mining town that was the gateway to the Klondike. Gold seeking travelers would land in Skagway, AK and climb up the pass to Whitehorse on their way to the Klondike. We stopped at the Miles …
Driving to the Yukon
July 6, 2024 – Saturday – Day 13 We left Jasper before 8:30 am and drove north through the rest of Jasper National Park. We saw a few big horn sheep, a herd of elk and a moose along the road. It took about 4 hours to reach Grande Prairie, Alberta. About 60 miles from town we hit …
Leaving Jasper National Park
July 5, 2024 – Friday We started the morning driving to the Columbia Icefield Center to use their WIFI and update the blog. After that we continued to drive north towards the city of Jasper. We first stopped at the Sunwapta Falls. Next we stopped at an area where the mountain goats come down from the cliffs …
Glacier Expedition
July 4, 2024 – Thursday (Happy 4th of July) Today we finally had a day with no rain and sunny blue skies. Eva made French toast for breakfast, and we had an enjoyable morning in the sun. Later we left camp and drove to Tangle Falls and took a few pictures. We then took a short hike to …
Jasper National Park
July 3, 2024 – Wednesday We left Lake Louise at 8:30 am and drove north to Jasper National Park and onto to the Icefield Parkway. They claim this is the prettiest mountain drive in the world. Unfortunately, it started raining not long after we left camp. It was a nice drive, but the tops of the peaks were …
Banff and Yoho National Parks
July 2, 2024 – Tuesday Today was a day of driving, hiking and sightseeing in Banff and Yoho National Parks. The area we are in has four contiguous national parks. Banff was the first Canadian National Park. Yoho, Jasper and Kootenay National Parks share borders with Banff. These national parks cover a beautiful portion of the Canadian Rockies. We …
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