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Day 13 – Dirt Roads

Posted by Tyler on July 3, 2012
Posted in: Motorcycle to Tuktoyaktuk.

We got back into the Dawson junction by noon, I had a huge breakfast and checked the coolant levels on my bike.  After the oil leak caused by Blackfoot, and the coolant leak caused by the rock, I wanted to check all pertinent fluid levels.  Both were perfect.  Before heading up the Dempster I had stashed some supplies under an old abandoned bus.  I thought they may come in handy if I need a coolant top-up on my return trip.  Since everything was looking good I donated the supplies to the local shop that had given me the epoxy I used to fix my radiator a few days ago.

Supplies hidden behind front right tire

From this point there was no backtracking on the way back to Calgary.  I had mapped out a route that would take us on different roads, the frist section was from Flat Creek to Carmacks.  From here we would take a gravel road for 2 days to Watson Lake.  In Carmacks we met a German guy and girl from Schwerin who were spending the next few months exploring the north, would be nice to get that much time off.

The road from Carmacks was a great mix of gravel, dirt, and rough pavement.  We camped at Ross River that had a nice site overlooking the canyon.  I thought it would be a good idea to hike down a steep hill to the river to replenish our water reserves.  The hill was mossy and damp and I lost my footing tossing my filter and bottle in the air and tumbling down.  I couldnt help but laugh as the hill was soft and mossy, but could have done without the laughing and heckling from Ed who after seeing how I got down was curious how I was going to get back up.

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