Day 12 July 13, 2025 Moose Creek Campground Yukon to somewhere on the Dempster Highway Yukon 233 miles
We pulled off the road to a wide “rest area” for the night. We met some folks from Scotland and Belgium who rent a motor home every summer and travel around Canada. The last camper pulled in about 8 pm. The nearby highway quieted down about the same time. The night was quiet and warmer than expected. We packed up and headed out about our normal 9:00 AM.
Some of the stretches of highway must have been redone in the last couple of years. They are wider and smoother. Other stretches were narrow with vegetation growing up to the asphalt or in the cracks of the asphalt.
In about 1.5 hours we reached the Dempster Highway Yukon. We filled with gas and got an update about the road from other travelers.
A very short distance is paved. The gravel road is really good in some places and washboard in others. Once in awhile a pothole sneaks in. We were told the mountains are at the beginning and then its flat the rest of the way. We did go over a couple of hills and then the road leveled out through a large valley. Then we came to a very long hill. We camped at a rest stop at the top.
Once a week Connie puts pills in little packets to take daily throughout the week. Today was pill day. Well we have no table and the mosquitos outside are terrible. So she filled four packets at a time using the iPad as a table in the front seat of the woodie. You have to be dedicated to the drugs to make this happen.
One of the semi drivers stopped to use the outhouse and then talk with us. He said anyone from his company must stop to help if you need it. Not sure of his nationality but he wasn’t any kind of Canadian.
The dust is terrible. Everything is covered in fine dust. When the big trucks go by we quite often have to stop and let it clear. Instead of a “white out” it is a “dust out”.Several people stopped to talk about the car. The car is making a strange noise. We have not identified the source. The engine seems to be running fine.
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