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I realized the same thing just yesterday. The hardest thing about making a personal blog is Search Engine Optimization. I made a blog, but Google refused to find it. After a while I came to conclusion that it never will find it, and instead of me sharing this information with like minded...

Thinking of a city as the whole world I am a traveling professional who travels for work. I jump around from place to place for work, and once my contract is over, I choose to overland. I am constantly moving around, and I have never even lived in the state of my permanent residence. This...

Fear In the city I am constantly surrounded by familiar people and familiar environment. When I stepped out of that comfort zone, I began to feel pressure from the whole world around me. This pressure is hard to describe. The feeling is as if I am walking through a dark alley, and I feel the...

There is nothing like American West I was captivated by the beauty of the North, especially along Dempster Highway, but I really began to miss BLM lands, country side, and the network of older roads that gives you ability to pass through the most remote locations in the country. For a second I...

Road Maintenance Road maintenance was an ongoing occurrence along both of these highways. The type of machinery that is used to maintain these roads is difficult to describe. I haven't seen anything like this in the city. CATs the size of a one story building and equipment alike were my...

Windshield One thing about driving a highways that is primarily gravel, is that your windshield is right at the level of the truck tires. When a truck passes by at the speed of 65 mph, all that gravel tends to fly in the direction of your vehicle at an accelerated velocity. If you are also...

Dalton Highway If along the Dempster Highway the settlements were more civilized and community oriented, the Dalton Highway was a complete opposite. I could feel the business vibe in the small towns along the way, which I could relate to. These settlements were established there to support the...

Navigation Without any cell service, a lot of times I had to rely on locals. It was quicker to ask than look for a WiFi hot spot. To navigate I was using a tablet and OsmAnd offline maps. Whenever I needed directions, I would just hand them the tablet and ask where the place was located. They...

Welcome to the North! In the morning of my third day at the river crossing I drove to the shore to find out about the progress. The shore was built up enough for the ferry to land safely and for the vehicles that have high clearance to pass. I was warned though that if my car is damaged in...

Part 2: California to Alaska Demspeter Highway - Tuk Tuk Failing Rack and Pinion Most of my travel to the Canadian boarder was off-road. The route for this trip is a combination of backcountry roads and known scenic highways that took me to the most distant locations on the Northern part of...

Initially, the whole trip was supposed to be completed in one part. I wanted to park my car in a storage unit in Colorado, fly to California to see my relatives, and then come back after a few weeks to pick up the car and start the trip. It was truly a blessing that I had a change of heart and...