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Day 14 July 15, 2025 Eagle Plains Yukon to Inuvik Northwest Territories 231 miles We had a nice breakfast in the restaurant this morning. The prices are really not that bad based on quantity and location. The parking lot is surprisingly dry for all the rain we had yesterday. When we got out on theContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 13 July 14, 2025 Somewhere on the Dempster Highway Yukon to Eagle Plains Yukon 69 miles We found a note in the woodie this morning. It said we were crazy but great. The person stopped at 1:00 am and took a picture. The new sound we heard yesterday coming up the hill is stillContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

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 inContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 11 July 12, 2025 Whitehorse Yukon to Moose Creek Campground Yukon 240 miles We woke up to a puddle of water on the floor. Yesterday we unplugged the refrigerator to plug in a small heater. Overnight the refrigerator defrosted creating the puddle. The dirty clothes bag caught the edge of the puddle so someContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 10 July 11, 2025 Continental Divide Motel British Columbia to Whitehorse Yukon 188 miles A French couple with their two young daughters stayed in the campground where we were last night. They are riding bicycles and camping in tents. The girls are most likely 8 and 10 years of age. Sure glad we areContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 9 July 10, 2025 Dease Lake British Columbia to Continental Divide Motel Yukon Territories 218 miles We fixed breakfast in the motel’s small kitchen dining area. They have coffee, hot chocolate and hot water. Also available is a microwave and toaster. Connie had huckleberry bread toast and Rob had instant oatmeal. We filled withContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”

Day 8 July 9, 2025 Stewart British Columbia to Dease Lake British Columbia 282 miles Our hotel doesn’t serve any breakfast so we heated our leftover Jimmy Dean biscuits in the trailer’s microwave but ate in the room. They had a coffee maker and electric tea kettle so all was good there. After breakfast RobContinue reading “Arctic Ocean 2025”