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2006 Dempster pictures 03

Dempster highway

736 km like this!

Makenzie/Red Arctic River Ferry

The bluffs of the mighty Mackenzie

Peel river ferry

Peel river ferry

very soft landings

Peel River valley

looking to the north

First glimpse of the Robertson Mountains

Into the Robertson Mountains

Going down Wright Pass

Wright Pass overlook

Bear

Bear, too

actually the same one, just assuming a different pose

Ogilvie River overlook

The arrow points at a seismic line, running vertical in picture. This line was cut by bulldozers back in the 70s as part of the Yukon exploration boom.

Ogilvie river overlook

Ogilvie River

Why is the trailer tilted so much?

Kaboom, that's why

shredded tires

Ironic comment on my unvoluntary stopping point

The marker tells about the great distances - well 232 km roundtrip for tires - and about the lost Patrol - I just lost two tires, thanks god, not my life as those unfortunate souls did.

Why does the Ptarmigan cross the road?

For the same reason a chicken does!

After all, a Ptarmigan is a chicken, just spelled a little bit more complicated!

Tombstone Mountain