buffalo_Fart t1_irdy3tk wrote on October 7, 2022 at 9:45 AM

Reply to comment by Marokiii in Autumn in the north is hard to beat. Northwest Territories, Canada [OC] [1080x1602] by TritonTheDark

I was up there this summer as well. I didn't do as much as you but I really enjoyed the space between Whitehorse up to Destruction Bay. The Skagway and Hanes drives were pretty. The Dempster was intense, took me 9 days to do the whole run and I ran into vehicle trouble the last day, go figure but it got sorted out ($$$). I came in around 5K USD for the 78 days I was up there.

Marokiii t1_irdynn2 wrote on October 7, 2022 at 9:54 AM

i wish i had taken another month off of work, the trip at points felt rushed and i had to skip out on a few things that i now wish i hadnt. i changed 5 peoples flats, so thats what i attribute my good luck of not having a single flat and not a single chip in my windshield the entire time. i bombed up the dempster, 3 days from tombstone up to Tuk and back.

i need to go back for nahanni NP, and i want to kayak out to lake clark and katmai NPs from Homer, AK.

buffalo_Fart t1_irfniwj wrote on October 7, 2022 at 6:48 PM

Nice. Well there's always next time. It's tricky up there. The distances are vast and 300 miles is just a long afternoon. With another 300 tomorrow. I never made it to Homer unfortunately. I got to mainland Alaska too late and it was forcasted for 10 straight days of rain. I got as far as Hope then turned back. Everything in my van was damp and I didn't want mold. 3 window cracks and a broken radiator fan. So I paid some but out of all the high north drives I've done this was the first time anything happened. If I went back I would spend all of my time between Whitehorse, Haines and Destruction Bay. Stunning scenery, food/gas close enough, and easy camping.