We've been out of touch for a few days, unable to get any kind of cell or Wifi connection. This is part 1 of our little catch-up series, going to the Dempster Highway.
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Before hitting the road today, we took a walk around the Hi Country campground as we often do, and saw a couple of interesting things:
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| No fast walking allowed here! |
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| This van was the runabout, towed by the large motorhome in front when underway |
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| The campground is a CanaDream RV rental outlet |
We set off towards Dawson City on a pretty decent morning. A few clouds but nothing serious. We hardly left Whitehorse when this nice little beaver pond caught our eye:
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| The industrious beaver was nearby |
Lots of scenery along the way: |
| More little Lupins add colour to the drive |
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| Nesting swans, Tundra probably |
As usual, some construction to deal with: |
| The scrapers often need a push from a bulldozer to pick up their load |
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| Xtra large dump trucks used here |
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| This gal passed us! She seemed to get a kick out of us filming it |
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| Size comparison with the truck camper |
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| They were wetting this section to keep down the dust. What a good idea! |
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| Rapids on the Yukon River |
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| Imagine floating your pioneer raft into these rapids! Only one right way through. |
After fueling up in Dawson City, we backtracked to the start of the Dempster Highway: |
| We swapped picture-taking here with some German tourists |
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| Dire warnings |
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| The entrance to the Dempster. No more pavement until the return. |
Clouds were gathering, but we carried on, with some trepidation, heading for a campground about 70 km in: |
| Serious-looking clouds |
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| Maybe we'll miss them |
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| Nope! Thunder, lightning, rain and hail, we had it all. |
That's hail in the above picture, it fell just before we got to that spot. We made it to our wet campground ok though:
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| A number of motorcycle-based tenters. Glad we're in a van! |
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| Luckily there is a shelter with a wood stove for the tenter meals etc, |
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| Our campsite. Hoping for better things tomorrow! |
Thank goodness for the van - it is so miserable arriving at a wet campsite and setting up a tent in the rain. Lovely photos again, such amazing views on this trip!
ReplyDeleteSeveral of your pics look like paintings. Gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteGreat pics!
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