Dawson City - Heart of the Klondike
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It was only 70 miles from Tombstone to Dawson City… 45 miles on gravel and then pavement… blessed pavement and then we saw the sign welcoming us to Dawson City.
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Inuvik and an Arctic Ocean Beach Party
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The wind was howling and it was icy cold, so my bikini was out of the question. I did manage to take off one shoe and hobbled down to the water for a toe dip. David, on the other hand, was all ready to dive in, but an ice berg got in the way. Instead, he plodded in with two bare feet and apparently enjoyed the foot freezing because he stayed in for well over a minute.
Read MoreDriving the Dempster to Inuvik
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Our son, Brennan, our personal geographer and tourist info guide, made us aware of a new (2017) 98-mile gravel highway, the ITH, that connects Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk (aka Tuk) in the Northwest Territories.. It is the only public road in North America that allows folks to drive all the way to the Arctic Ocean and dip their toes. To get there, one first has to travel the Dempster Highway, 400+ miles one way on a gravel road with two river ferry crossings. All this to drive to the top of the continent? There was no doubt in our minds that we had to do it.
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