| It was 7:30pm before we made it to the Arctic Circle, but since it was still light we kept on riding. Accommodations are VERY limited up here, so when you decide to keep going that usually means at least 4 hours to the next campground... |
| Did I mention there are only two gas stations on the Dempster? Better plan ahead... |
| One of my favorite pictures from the trip. A fire was actively burning near the road during our travels, and in this section it had burned one half of the road but not the other. |
| Milestone: Arctic Circle! KM 405, 12 hours of riding |
| Milestone: Northwest Territories KM 465, 13.5 hours of riding You are getting veeery sleeeepy... |
| Our first ferry crossing at the Peel River, KM 539 |
| Nature's cruel and beautiful joke - The sun is not actually setting, it's just hanging out at the tree line for a while. |
| The sun-not-set on the Peel River at nearly midnight |
| Oooh, look! That must be a sunset, right? |
| Not quite. This is what it looked like when we stopped for the night (well after midnight). The mosquitoes were so thick here that it actually sounded like it was raining all night as they tried to get in the tent. Note Mike applying 100% DEET - didn't even phase 'em. It was kinda like being in an Alfred Hitchcock movie... |
| Nitainlaii Territorial Park |
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| It may look well-groomed, but that is actually about 8" deep of razor-sharp shale. Take my word for it, it does not make the ol' tires happy... |