Old Iron

[Trail Talk]

Found on the North Canol Road in Yukon Territory. Dozens of US Army trucks used for the construction of an oil pipeline during WWII and simply left behind after the project was completed. The service road has seen periodic maintenance whenever a resource company wants to use it for access and has been completely deactivated after the NWT border.

 

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[AbleGuy]

This looks like a great adventure!

More pics and stories please 🙏🏻

 

[Trail Talk]

It‘s been a busy summer, made possible by our home on wheels. Besides the North Canol, we’ve been climbing the dormant volcano of Mt Edziza in northern British Columbia




and tracking down the totem pole villages of the inland Tlinget peoples

 

[AbleGuy]

Kitwanga?

 

[Trail Talk]

Kitwanga?

Yes indeed also Kispiox, ‘Ksan and Gitanyow.

 

[Pacific Northwest yetti]

Thanks, for sharing!

 

[Alloy]

Thanks for posting the pictures. Heavy packs with micro spikes on slush next to a crevasse is a good way to make the day more interesting.

I've found the MSR Youth snowshoes work great (weight/traction) with crapons/micro spikes in those consitions.

Shift™ Kids Snowshoes | Premium Youth Snowshoes | MSR®

Delivering premium performance to young adventurers.

www.msrgear.com

 

[Trail Talk]

Thanks for posting the pictures. Heavy packs with micro spikes on slush next to a crevasse is a good way to make the day more interesting.

I've found the MSR Youth snowshoes work great (weight/traction) with crapons/micro spikes in those consitions.

Shift™ Kids Snowshoes | Premium Youth Snowshoes | MSR®

Delivering premium performance to young adventurers.

www.msrgear.com

Thanks for the link, we have the grownup version. Not quite microspikes though, we were using instep crampons but the lack of front points limited our choices.

 

[NatersXJ6]

That looks like everything I want to be doing… which is the polar opposite of everything I actually am doing!

 

[ITTOG]

That looks like everything I want to be doing… which is the polar opposite of everything I actually am doing!

You just described 98% of us.

 

[NatersXJ6]

You just described 98% of us.

😂 I guess that underscores the power of the internet to bring people together and remind you that you aren’t alone!

This too shall pass. I’ve had a lot of really great 1-2 day trips this year, just not enough 2-3 week trips, and with 3 young kids in sports, I’m staring down the barrel of about 10 more years like this.

 

[ITTOG]

😂 I guess that underscores the power of the internet to bring people together and remind you that you aren’t alone!

This too shall pass. I’ve had a lot of really great 1-2 day trips this year, just not enough 2-3 week trips, and with 3 young kids in sports, I’m staring down the barrel of about 10 more years like this.

I hear you. Both my kids are in college now so the sports are over. I am transitioning to retirement soon and finding a new place to call home.

 

[charlieaarons]

We went there (Canol Rd) with my U500 camper probably summer 2008. Got about 5km past NWT border before turning around. Used “donkey” (working) gears.
Was tagging along with a small group of Land Rovers from southern BC, they were trying to get all the way to Norman Wells by floating across Mackenzie R. with floats.
They also ended up turning around.

 

[JaSAn]

Along US 12 in Eastern Idaho, 2017: