Day 23 - Aug 26: Eastward, Ho!

After resting up in Whitehorse, Yukon Territory, the AC'12 convoy is on the move again today. This really is the beginning of the home-stretch.

SPOT showed rather then taking the Alaska Highway, they detoured south along the Klondike Higway (purple line on map). At Carcross, they took the Tagish Road east to Jake's Corner where they hooked back up with the Alaska Highway.

The plan was to stop at the George Johnston Museum in Teslin. According to the Milepost, the:

"George Johnston Museum preserves the photography of Tlingit Indian, George Johnston (1884–1972), who captured the life of the inland Tlingit people of Teslin and Atlin between 1910 and 1940. Johnston also brought the first car, a 1928 Chevrolet, to Teslin, and it is on display at the museum."

The convoy is then to head to Swift River and Rancheria River Valley. They will actually dip down into British Columbia for a bit, but then end up back in the Yukon Territory.

AC'12 Day 23 travel routes

- Ellen

Day 7 - Aug 10: Klondike Loop

The AC'12 convoy is now traveling the Klondike Loop. Today's portion is on the Klondike Highway, which comes up from Whitehorse, Yukon Territory to Carmacks, and on to Dawson City. The group will stop short of Dawson City at the junction of the Klondike Highway with the Dempster Highway.

At Stewart Crossing, there is a highway to the northeast called the Silver Trail.  It leads to Mayo and Keno City.  These are historic mining communities.  Today Keno City boasts of a population of 20, a mix of old-timers, miners, and artists (hmmm, sounds like St. Elmo, Colorado).  Too bad the convoy will not be traveling the Silver Trail.

Tomorrow the convoy will head up the Dempster Highway towards the Arctic Circle.

AC'12 Day 7 travel route

- Ellen

Day 6 - Aug 9: Ross River to Pelly Crossing

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.

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.

AC'12 Day 6 travel route

- Ellen