Just cycled the Dempster. Great experience, love the remoteness. Much better than the very busy Trans Canada Highway 1 I've cycled the past few days.
If you haven't driven on the 401 you don't know what a dangerous road is...
Starting in the mid-80s, we drove the Dempster 14 times to camp, fish, explore, and visit a family we knew who lived along the road. We also did the South and North Canol 3 times to Camp Mile 222 when the road was still open to that area to visit a friend stationed there. We drove the Nahanni road twice as well.
Once again, great content! Canada=Unlocked! Amazing research! Cheers (to a potential Part 3 of these series?)
I appreciate the search and precision of your infos. Keep up the good work my man !
You should look at Saskatchewan Highway 962. It's very isolated with only a few tiny villages along it.
Keep up the good work my man !
I was in Presque Isle, Maine and I was told that half of Canada's population was south of me. It blew my mind.
I did the Dempster in the summer of 2023. I had planned on the worst but it really wasn't that bad. I did get a small flat, but had my full size spare. I did almost get trapped north of Eagle Plains due to a fire but snuck past with it less than a mile from the road. Canol Road is next up on my list.
great video thanks.
Stan Rogers wrote a great song called Canol Road.
I like this style of videos. But could you pick one isolated road or destination per video and go slightly more indepth. Closest connection (Closest know community) and what it would take to get there. (Drive, fly, boat, hike) and any major landmarks/sights worth stopping for. They're great overlanding/expedition/camping ideas. But keep them remote and challenging enough that tourists won't destroy them.
Greeting from PEI! Love your videos!
great video, you got a lot of great details right in it, like the razor sharp shale. Hint for drivers, if you slow down to 50km/h or less the shale has time to lay back down before your back tire hits the sharp edges. On the other hand you missed a lot of great trivia. for instance the drive through the peel watershed is at one point along the crest of an esker, so you have a viewpoint both ways. Oh, and you cannot stop there, because it doubles as an airstrip.
I've driven the 389 and Translabradore twice in a transport truck. Absolutely beautiful drive. Definitely would love to go back.
My wife and I drove 389 last summer on our way to Newfoundland although it was rough they were working on it and it will soon be great. That trip will soon be great.
Great videos! I feel like your channel will definitely grow 👀
In Iqaluit Nunavut there is the "road to nowhere" you end up in the arctic wilderness.
the Canol road is pronounced can'-all emphasis on the first syllable.
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