Dempster Highway
Hi All! In the planning stage of a summer roadtrip from Montreal to Alaska. We will be driving a 32' Class A gas V10 motorhome. Our plan is not to bring the toad as we would only be staying a maxi...
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lizzie wrote:
I agree with Tripalot but wonder about the comment about bridges across the rivers. We made the trip in 2016 and did not see any signs of bridges being built.This is a beautiful trip and was, for us, a peak experience. We also took our time. We flew to Tuk and came back to Inuvik by boat. lizzie
You used to have to take a ferry to get across the Peel River near Fort McPherson and another one across the Mackenzie River at Arctic Red River. There are now bridges so there is year round road service to Inuvik. Years ago, it was necessary to wait for it to freeze up in the fall creating the ice road and when it started to melt residents needed to wait for the river to open up and the ferries to run.
Taking the ferries was another experience and gave you a break from driving depending on how many cars were ahead of you.
