A journey to fill my soul

After 14 days on the Dempster Highway I guess it’s time to move on. For the last few days I’ve been making my way south, slowly. Not only because the roads were rough and slippery due to recent rains, but also as a result of my sadness, my want not to leave. I will never see, or be in a place that holds so much magic, unending peacefulness, unbelievable beauty. The views too numerous to recall them all on a road that never seems to end, with surprises in each mile as they pass. After a short few hours of travel I can find a new hidden place to pull in and call home for a night or two.

The final drive down the Dempster was a 2 1/2 hour adventure on probably some of the most tame road on this trek. I said in an earlier post that in the south of this beast you saw quite a few vehicles, but when the roads got rough, the number dropped quickly. I now fully understand how bad road conditions and weather can affect decisions. It takes a person with that wild sense of adventure to keep moving and take on whatever comes their way. From my life experiences I feel the pain a vehicle withstands and understand what could go wrong. I saw vehicles, trailers, campers, that will never go home to where they started. Broken axles, steering parts, engines, transmissions, that did not withstand the abuse and the cost to recover too great. Jed and Ethyl survived, that’s the name of my truck and camper. Nice job.

On pavement and new adventures.

I’m currently, sorta, in Dawson City, Yukon. I’m actually on the west side of the Dawson River across from the city in the Yukon River Campground. I used Dawson City as a resupply stop as I continue on to other rural areas. Dawson City failed to impress, it’s just a city that sees a large influx of travelers as we all head towards or from what is called Top of the World Highway. The museum in Dawson City was pretty cool though. I’ll spend the next week making my way to Haines, Alaska. But I know there will be plenty of interesting things to see and do. Actually, I’ll spend two nights in Chicken, Alaska. It looks and sounds interesting so I’m sure they’ll be a few camera shots and stories to tell.

Till next time…

As always thank you for following. I hope in some way you’re able to feel and visualize the many life experiences I’ve been able to experience myself. I’m constantly reviewing my calendar, I’ve got about two months to go on this journey and a lot of things to see and do between now and the end. Strangely, in my downtime I’m actually looking forward to and planning the next journey coming in 2026. Life has been good to me. Until next time…Peace!