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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

@miles-ladue -- Ah yes, the old sign.. They have this up now. Not sure I approve but then change is happening to the Canadian North. For better or wor...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

One last pano vista from the top. Pictures just don't do it justice After the Richardsons, you spend some time dropping down to the Peel R...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

After crossing into the NWTs you drop down then climb over the Richardson Mountains.. At the top there is another sideroad. Today the views were spect...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

OK, time for more. Was interrupted with rig maintenance and a trip to the LBS Open house. As you leave the Arctic circle and climb up to the border ...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

So, the topic of the day in Dawson was road closures. I was about to sit it out and go into town for another day of just hanging out when word hit tha...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

@dave-brakebill Awesome. At some point the Continental Divide is on my radar.

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

Having a whole day, I first walked over to check out the Paddle wheeler grave yard.. When it became redundant to use the river boats in the mid fiftie...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

Arriving in Dawson, I rode around town to reacquaint myself with things. Not much had changed, some new construction, maybe some new housing and accom...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

Let's see if we can hurry this along a bit. Of course I was in no hurry this trip, except 🙂 After leaving Barb at Ross River I picked up the pace, b...

1 year ago
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RE: Alaska at Eighty

What Khud said. Top of the World was closed sporadically while we were there, same with the Klondike south of Dawson, all due to fires. Don't think t...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

We did keep in touch via text and she made her loop.. Started in Carcross and finished there.. 7 to 800 k about.. I only helped for 200 of that 🙂 ...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

As most of you should know, the American Army built the Alaska highway during WW2. We did eventually pay back the cost but it took a bit.. 🙂 At the ...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

Packing up slow and sleeping in made for a late start. I had planned a bit of a shorter day so wasn't worried. Still I did have to get moving so I did...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

I was up early the next morning, quietly took down camp and had a bite to eat. Coffee, glorious coffee. I failed to mention previously that I was head...

1 year ago
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RE: An Overland goes to Tuk

Thanks guys, Thought I would write it up here as opposed to elsewhere.

1 year ago
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