Road to Inuvik.

 







































9/2/25:  KM 479 - KM 740. End of the Dempster Hwy.  

“Oh, the places you’ll go!” – Dr Seuss

We left this morning at around 0920.  The wind died down overnight for a few hours but was gusting to about 50 by the time we left.  Things in the trailer were really making noise.  Again, the drive north was stunning.  We made our way through winding mountain valleys, climbed a bit and then dropped 2,300’ towards the “plains” leading to the arctic.  


Our first ferry ride was a cable driven boat that crosses the Peel River to Fort McPhereson.  We made a quick pit stop for fuel in this mostly dry town of 600 people.  In the Milepost, it says to not bring anymore alcohol than you can reasonably consume in one day.  Party!


The roads in the NWT have been surprisingly good with a few surprises sprinkled in.  We keep seeing the same rigs and continue leapfrogging each other.  Our second river crossing was on a larger ferry at the McKenzie River.  The second longest river in North America, behind the Ole Miss.  We didn’t make it on the first boat so this crossing took an hour.  I walked Duncan and Maggs along the river bank to stretch and kill some time.  The pups have been handling the long, rough days in the car pretty well.  They get annoying at times, but I get it, the backseat view isn’t great.  


We made Inuvik and the end of the Dempster around 3:25pm local time.  We checked out the campground in town and decided to pass on it.  After a quick store stop for a bottle of champagne, we headed back south to Jak Territorial Park.  We landed a nice site for two nights as we have decided not to take the trailer all the way up to the ocean.  It is a 200 mile round trip to Tuktoyaktuk from here.  It’s already taken a beating.  


We took a walk with the dogs, made dinner and then it started raining a bit.  It got windy and the fall leaves started dropping like snow.  The colors are at peak here.  I ran up to the bathhouse and took a shower with unlimited hot water.  It’s been a minute.  We caught up with a few of our YouTubers and had a relaxing evening.  Swimming in the Arctic Ocean tomorrow!  

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