I found out today that due to the rough road conditions of the Campbell Highway between
Watson Lake and
Pelly Crossing, that most support vehicles stayed on the Alaska Highway to
Whitehorse, Yukon Territory. From there, the support vehicles will head north and meet up with the main AC'12 convoy. I would guess they will take Highway 2 to
Carmacks, and then on to
Pelly Crossing.
Some of you might be interested to know that
Ross River is where the Canol Highway crosses the Campbell Highway and then the Pelly River. The Canol Highway goes way up into the
Northwest Territories. The Canol (Canadian Oil) Highway was also a WWII construction project. The old pipeline bridge is now a walking bridge. Crossing in summer is by a cable ferry. Crossing in winter is by ice road.
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Faint line across river from right to left is the ice road at Ross River
The cable ferry is next to the old pipeline bridge (far right)
SPOT satellite imagery |
This morning the main convoy passed near the town of
Faro. People in town were anxious to see the convoy and
posted to Facebook that they would be out on the main highway ready to cheer them on.
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| AC'12 Day 6 travel route |
- Ellen
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