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Ruttiger · 02-01-2016, 08:13 AM

Did that drive with a friend in September of '06 and it was without a doubt the absolute best road trip of my life. He's done far more travelling around the globe than I have, and he agreed that with the Fall colours along the Dempster, he'd never witnessed scenery like that before anywhere.

As for the road, there were stretches where we comfortably did 130 km/hr, and at other times we couldn't go more than 30. We may have been in the minority but we didn't suffer any tire damage. That said we did have one spare and one of those 'flat tire repair in a can' things but didn't end up needing either.

The highlight for me was the Tombstone Mountain lookout and camping at the campground just down the hill. The view and setting were stunning and I could have sat there all day. I started a thread a couple years back on everyone's favourite places in the world and it was inspired by the view at Tombstone. We also camped at Engineers Creek and Inuvik along the way.

For anyone with a sense of adventure and a desire for some true solitude I can't recommend that trip highly enough. Feel free to ask if you have more questions. Enjoy - I'm jealous!

02-01-2016, 08:13 AM	#11
Ruttiger First Line Centre Join Date: Jun 2007 Exp:	Did that drive with a friend in September of '06 and it was without a doubt the absolute best road trip of my life. He's done far more travelling around the globe than I have, and he agreed that with the Fall colours along the Dempster, he'd never witnessed scenery like that before anywhere. As for the road, there were stretches where we comfortably did 130 km/hr, and at other times we couldn't go more than 30. We may have been in the minority but we didn't suffer any tire damage. That said we did have one spare and one of those 'flat tire repair in a can' things but didn't end up needing either. The highlight for me was the Tombstone Mountain lookout and camping at the campground just down the hill. The view and setting were stunning and I could have sat there all day. I started a thread a couple years back on everyone's favourite places in the world and it was inspired by the view at Tombstone. We also camped at Engineers Creek and Inuvik along the way. For anyone with a sense of adventure and a desire for some true solitude I can't recommend that trip highly enough. Feel free to ask if you have more questions. Enjoy - I'm jealous! Last edited by Ruttiger; 02-01-2016 at 08:20 AM.