June 9, 2013 planned route, Day 23

This is a route adjustment from time saved in Alaska. I will be taking the ferry over to Vancouver Island and touring very slowly. As Gary mace would say, "Smelling the Roses." Mileage wise very short for me at 280 miles.

Arbutus Grove Motel

1182 East Island Hwy

Parksville

BC

Canada

1-888-667-7250

Vancouver Weather Forecast, Canada

June 8, 2013 planned route, Day 22

So I’m here, the top of my Canadian route and it is now time to reverse course and head back to the lower 48 states of the United States. Here is a preview of the next 5 days that it will take me to reach Vancouver, Canada. There are some extra long days that I have laid out, one being 537 and one 649 and I figure by this time in my trip I should be seasoned. Meaning that I will be use to driving long legs, some in dirt which slow me down, so traveling on hard surface should make it easier to lay down miles.

Today the goal is to reverse course out of Inuvik and end up in Eagles Plain or further south if road conditions allow. There is also the fact that I have to consider and that is where I sleep if I do decide to pass by Eagles Plain, because from what I read, there is not much out here in these parts. Mileage goal today is 224 and that will give me a total of 8014 miles.

Eagle Plains Hotel
Bag Service 2735
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada

June 7, 2013 planned route, Day 21

Planned leg today takes me from Eagles Plains to the furthest point north in Canada that I will travel, Inuvik, Yukon. It’s a very short 225 miles of what I understand is very difficult road. Total after today should be around, 7790 miles. I will also be crossing 3 rivers by ferry on this part of my adventure.

Nova Inn
Box 3169, 300 Mackenzie Road
Inuvik, NT
Phone: 867-777-6682

Inuvik Weather Forecast, Canada

June 6, 2013 planned route, Day 20

Today is to travel from Whitehorse to Eagle Plain 257 miles on my first leg of the Dempster highway. If it rains, I hear this road while be a nightmare and I will not be able to carry any meaningful speed. This will bring my trip total to 7565 miles.

Eagle Plains Hotel
Bag Service 2735
Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada (But not really, hehe,)



Local Weather

June 5, 2013 planned route, Day 19

Fairbanks, AK to Whitehorse, Yukon, CA. 395 miles for a total of 7308 miles. Today will be my official day to leave Alaska and setup my entry onto the Dempster Highway. It is another road that I read a lot about and do want to miss because odds of me never making it back this way again. My destination today will be Dawson in the Yukon Territory in Canada. It is a very small town laying on the Yukon River and from what I understand they still have a Can-Can show that I might want to see. It is suppose to just like it was during the 1800’s.

Whitehouse Cabins
Bag 2020
Dawson, Yukon, Canada

Dawson Weather Forecast, Canada

June 3 & 4th, Back tracking to Fairbanks, Day 17 & 18

Prudhoe Bay to Coldfoot to Fairbanks. This leg is the return trip and from my understanding the only roads to and from, so backtracking is my only choice. So, if you read blog post June 1 and June 2 and turn it upside down, this will be my track. Sorry, just having a bit of fun at your expense. Hopefully, anything that I saw on the way up that I missed, I will be able to catch on this return run. Based on road conditions and weather it is possible that I will make the entire run in one day. This will be specially true if it is sunny and dry. Total two day run should be 509 miles bring total trip to 6913.

June 2, 2013 planned route, Day 16

Coldfoot, AK to Prudhoe Bay, AK. 254 miles for a total of 6404 miles. Today will be 2nd leg of my Dalton Highway run. The plan is to safely arrive in Prudhoe Bay and stick my toes into the Artic Ocean just to say I did it. At this point of the trip you also have to realize that I will not see a sunset. This is going to weird seeing daylight almost 24 hours a day. I ‘m not sure, but I think by June 2nd, the sun will dip below the horizon but it will never get dark. I could be wrong because I have never been to Prudhoe Bay Alaska.

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Prudhoe Bay Hotel

Prudhoe Bay Weather Forecast, AK