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Day 21

Spent a little time in Fairbanks at the Visitors Centre and LARS at the University of Fairbanks before continuing on to Denali National Park.

Muskox at the Large Animal Research Station.

Caribou at the Large Animal Research Station Fairbanks Alaska.

Day 20

Drove from Tok through clearing weather to Fairbanks and then on the Chena Hot Springs where we spent the night.

Day 19

Drove from Chicken at a leisurely pace to Tok where we stayed in a very nice camp ground. Rain of biblical proportions.

Today drove from Dawson City on the Top of the World Highway to Chicken Alaska after a brief detour towards Eagle Alaska. Stayed in the “pavillion” under a solid roof so the tent had a chance to dry out.

View from the Top of the World highway west of Dawson City.

Poker Creek at the USA – Canada border at Top of the World.

Day 15 – 17

Stayed in Dawson City for Three nights as it was raining and camping in Tombstone didn’t sound as good as it did. We did go up to Blackstone Creek in Tombstone Park and fish one day.

The Midnight Sun in Dawson City. I stayed here in 1976.

Graeme with the first of 7 nice grayling on the Blackstone River.

Day 14

Drove from Eagle Plains through Tombstone Park to Dawson City.

Had a drink at the famous Bombay Peggy’s brothel turned drinking establishment

Day 13

Returned from Inuvik to Eagle Plains in the rain.

Peel River crossing, waiting for the ferry.

This video is a look west from Eagle Plains.

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Video looking east from the Arctic Circle just north of Eagle Plains.

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Day 12

Graeme wading in the Beaufort Sea. Windy, cold but the water was warm.

The terminus of the Trans Canada Trail in Tuk

Sounded tasty but we had butter tarts and bannock instead.

Round trip from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk today. Drove with Olav, a Norwegion from Lillehammar, who runs the Arctic Chalet with his wife Judy. Fabulous commentary all day filled with local knowledge. Rapid trip back as Olav wanted to get to an auction.

An Anglican Church, the oldest building in Tuk

Day 11

Left Eagle Plains on our way to Inuvik. First stop, after waiting for the road to dry out a bit, was the marker at the Arctic Circle.

Map showing the various lines of longitude on earth.

Then we headed north and left the Plateau and entered the Richardson Mountains. At the east – west divide we crossed from Yukon into the North West Territories.

Marker at the boundary between Yukon and North West Territories.

Descended rapidly into the Mackenzie Lowlands and first crossed the Peel River and then the Mackenzie River before the last drive into Inuvik. Plan on spending two nights here at the Arctic Chalet with a guided trip to Tuktoyaktuk tomorrow.

This bridge has its pilings sunk 30 meters into the river silt.

A grand approach to the next river crossing.

Approaching the Mckenzie River crossing.

Ferry terminal on the south side of the Mckenzie River.

Day 10

Left Dawson and headed up the Dempster Highway. First stop was at the Tombstone Visitor’s Centre to gather a bit of information on our way to Eagle Plains. Stopped at Eagle plains for the night after leaving the Ogilvie Mountains and crossing onto the Peel Plateau.