Inuvik, Northwest Territories

For this adventure Max and Zoe will be traveling 200 miles above the Arctic Circle to Inuvik, Northwest Territories, Canada. It should take about 30 to 40 days to cover the estimated 8,000 miles. The dogs and I will have a boring drive up Interstate 5 through California, Oregon and Washington, but once into Canada we will slow down and enjoy the road and scenery.<>


The plan is to cross the border at Sumas, Washington and follow Hwy 1 through Cache Creek, BC. Then continue on Hwy 97 through Prince George to Dawson Creek, BC. This is what The Milepost calls the west access route to the Alaska Highway. From Dawson Creek, we will follow the Alaska Highway through Fort Nelson to Watson Lake, YT. Turning north at Watson Lake following the Campbell Highway (Yukon 4) through Ross River, YT to where the road meets the Klondike Highway (Yukon 2) just north of Casmacks, YT. We will take one side trip off the Klondike Highway to follow the Silver Trail to Keno, YT. Once back on the Klondike Highway, we continuing north to the Dempster Highway (Yukon 5 & Northwest Territories 8), which leads to Inuvik.


From Inuvik, we retrace the road back to the Klondike Highway and turn east to Dawson City, YT. Going through Dawson City, we take the Top Of The World Highway to Eagle, Alaska. After Eagle, we continue back south on the Taylor Highway, to the Alaska Highway, turning southeast to Whitehorse, YT.


Deb will fly up to join us at Whitehorse, Yukon Territory and travel to Prince George, British Columbia. We will take the Cassiar and Yellowhead Highways with a side trip along Telegraph Creek to Glenora, BC, and another side trip to Steward, BC/Hyder, AK. Deb will then fly home from Prince George.


From Prince George the dogs and I back track to Seattle, Washington and meet up with our son Curtis. From Seattle we will all take a side trip around the Olympic Peninsula for a few days of camping. After the Olympic Peninsula, the dogs and I will most likely follow the Oregon and northern California coast back home.