Dawson City - Heart of the Klondike
/It was only 70 miles from Tombstone to Dawson City… 45 miles on gravel and then pavement… blessed pavement and then we saw the sign welcoming us to Dawson City.
Read MoreIt was only 70 miles from Tombstone to Dawson City… 45 miles on gravel and then pavement… blessed pavement and then we saw the sign welcoming us to Dawson City.
Read MoreOur son, Brennan, our personal geographer and tourist info guide, made us aware of a new (2017) 98-mile gravel highway, the ITH, that connects Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk (aka Tuk) in the Northwest Territories.. It is the only public road in North America that allows folks to drive all the way to the Arctic Ocean and dip their toes. To get there, one first has to travel the Dempster Highway, 400+ miles one way on a gravel road with two river ferry crossings. All this to drive to the top of the continent? There was no doubt in our minds that we had to do it.
Read MoreDavid had not yet finished our sign and was feeling a bit verklempt about it. After wandering through the forest and seeing makeshift signs ranging from beautifully carved and lacquered wooden nameplates to toilet seats, frying pans and various other materials, we decided we could modify our sign plans just a bit.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.