Rough Road Ahead: My Yukon Challenge
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 14 ก.ย. 2020
- After 14 days of self-isolation during the 2020 pandemic, I headed north from Whitehorse Yukon to explore the only Canadian "highway" to the Arctic Circle. It was definitely high, but the "way" part was a little rougher than I thought!
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13:00 a Bob Ross painting come to life. Beautiful.
"a river of fog" --- love that. And that shot at the end with those colors on that hillside --- stunning!
Those colours were amazing, so vibrant.
But didn't he say bears???
Guess they were enjoying the view too! 😳
Yes indeed! Fantastic. Leave itvto SP to find beauty wherever he takes us!
Guts going up there by yourself this late in the year Slim.
"I finally reached the entrance of Tombstone park without needing a tombstone myself." 🤣🤣
Slim!!!! You keep out doing yourself! That was spectacular!!! One must feel so humbled by such beauty and vastness. Thank you so much for showing me something that I will never see!! ♥️♥️♥️
Great job Slim, I am amazed by the people that could survive long enough to learn how to live season after season without assistance. Beautiful true wilderness.
When a Canadian says its cold I trust them.
Hahaha... lol. Yup if we know about anything it would be deep freeze❤️🇨🇦Alberta
Yes I'm inclined to agree with you there.
And the Norwegian says no such thing as bad weather just bad clothes. Ha ha
Richard Murry I love it😂🤣😂🤣, a great deal of truth BUT definitely such a thing as bad weather when your driving🤪
yes lol so true
What an adventure! Most of us will never have the opportunity to do what you have done. Thanks for taking us along!!!
The ending was so fitting. Stopped at the edge of a forbidden, foggy void
Thank you for allowing me to live vicariously through your travels. You never fail to deliver something interesting and beautiful. Take care, stay safe.
Thanks for taking us along to the Yukon, Slim. I’m Canadian but had never seen any Yukon footage. Just beautiful.
Now THAT is some road construction! I shouldn't ever complain again, but I probably will.
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Same..lol
Even Manitoba roads aren't that bad.
@@carycoombe3380 Except when they were redoing parts of the 280 in Manitoba a couple years ago. 1st gear was way too fast.
Ha! Yeah likewise lol!
This adventure is one of the best I have ever watched..thank you.
Man, it was a little tough getting there but it was worth it. Absolutely beautiful.
Thanks for another great video.
Slim, God bless ya, you're pushing the envelope, the other RVing TH-camrs can't match this content!
The motorhome experiment made it further up
Plus he is the only one that don't have Patreon bs wanting us to support him.
@@retro8696 He gets support from Patreon. He usually post their names in the end of the videos. Don't know what happened in this video!
@@jayesh5131 I don’t think he has a patreon account. People just donate directly via his website
@@jmpattillo OK maybe, but somewhat the same with patreon👍
"oh my god, bears!" . . .
I thought he'd just remembered his cooler...heard it as, "OMG. Beers".
He left us hanging!
Unbelievable Slim, this video is one of you best for narration and scenic views. I love your voice too. The rainbow shots were beautiful 🌈🌈🌈 Good job!!!
Hello Clarice. (Again, haha!)
LOL...pretty sure you said "OMG Bears" and not "OMG BEERS!" But hope you had some of the latter on hand to calm your nerves. ;)
I thought he may have seen a Molsen truck rolling down the road.
Yes. He looked a little more worried than the sight of a beer would merit.
You done good Slim. Furthest north I made it was Stewart. Bless you. With a 4x4, I would have stayed to a true northern path. Well done sir, well done. 👏🏽🇨🇦👏🏽
I think this is one of your best videos ever! Thank you for taking us to places we will never get to go.
Another masterpiece by SP! Simply OUTSTANDING! 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻😁👏
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I wish so badly that this was my life. To see nature and experience the mountains and scenery. I hope some day to be able to do what you do slim. Thanks for the video. It helps my depression.
Slim's ability to make it feel like you are right there with him is especially nice in these troubling times. Thank you Mr. Potatohead for another delightful adventure. I was kind of disappointed you didn't play some more slide guitar for us in this one.
Slim's latest video has been up just over four hours and there's already 21 jerks who dropped by to give it a thumbs down. I'd bet most of them never bothered to even watch SP's fine work.
Arctic Circle is impressive. The far North is a magical place. As the tree line opens up and the colors of late summer paint the landscape.
Back in the '70's that was normal conditions for every road in the Yukon, including the whole Alaska Hwy and even the capital Whitehorse. Winter was always the best time to drive with no dust and roads graded and frozen smooth. Brakes tended to freeze and steering got pretty stiff past 40 below though.
All I can say is that is amazingly beautiful scenery and very colorful. Thank you so much for documenting and sharing your journey.
Really enjoyed you going into the old cabin. So many of us love seeing the past like that. Makes you wonder about the people that survived the harshness back then. Havent seen you explore old places like that before and totally enjoyed it. Your my favorite. You really explain repairs and building simple for even a woman to understand. Plus your adventures snd scenery are spectacular.
Slim you have outdone yourself on this one, I don't know where to start so I'll just say FANTASTIC. I'll bet that 14 day quarantine seems like it was well worth the wait now.
You are the best photographer and videographer on TH-cam.
"oh my god" bears. You couldn't even enjoy the beautiful flowers.
@GLM Who knows? Maybe, After viewing beautiful scenery he suddenly thought of having a beer 😎.
Oh look a cabin in the woods! Anyone else - Run! Slim- Lets explore.
Way up North/
The adventure begins/
Batten down the hatches/
Say farewell to your friends/
Wild scenery will abound/
Mountains, trails and sky/
Animals and mosquitoes/
Come along for the ride/
15 days, 15 days/
Bouncing up and down/
Mr. Slim Potatohead/
Brother, he gets around/
Fly your flags high/
Your sails ready and full/
Can't wait to watch/
It's going to be SUPER COOL/
Wow Slim, that view when you first pulled over. Absolutely stunning.
Thank you Slim for taking us along for the ride! Beautiful scenery and adventure!
Mmmm, on my bucket list for sure. Thanks for taking us along. 🌲❤🐶😽😻❤🌲
Oh chap, what a great video!! The trailer looked cool and rugged with the mud..... another fantastic upload, so thanks!!!
Wish you would've focused for a bit on that painting of a woman in the corner of the abandoned cabin. It looked really interesting and had a story to tell. Loved the video -stay safe out there Slim.
...vanishing road, river of fog, mud and a weasel along with stunning vistas. You had myself and my daughter on the edge of our seats going up those muddy mountain roads...beautifully film,📽🔝 safe travel south Slim.
That’s what I remember about traveling the AlCan, road construction, being behind RVs, beautiful scenery, and incredible wildlife. Gorgeous!
Wow, Slim - now that was a road trip. Stunning scenery and an utter mud bath. I hope you and your trailer are ok. Thank you so much for posting this glimpse of the great Yukon and The North West. Stay safe and well and warm, sir.🌞🙏🇬🇧🌞
Wow fantastic! I took the “Top of the World” highway to AK from Dawson City in 2006 pulling an 18’ fiberglass trailer with a Honda Ridgeline (started and returned to Dallas, TX). It was rough in spots but not too awful. That said, it was right around the solstice, so it was warm and dry. I’m loving your journey and hoping to one day go back to the far north. Safe travels!
Had to look up Dempster Highway on Google Maps. Wow, that's quite the adventure you're on.
Im glad you mentioned this.
I, too, had to look up the highway, the location, e.t.c. it was a great way to learn. Slim, your videos are perfect, and I wouldn't change a thing. But, if you thought it might work, it might be nice to show us a map and a plan of where you are at and where we are going when we travel with you. Just for fun.
I wanted to show a map, but copyright issues and no cell signal prevented it. Maybe in the next part. Thanks! SP
Wow! It feels like I'm experiencing arctic autumn. Thank you Mr. Potatohead!
So many beautiful scenes. They are worthy of being framed and put on a wall.
Wow just wow what an amazing adventure. The roads look like something i have seen on ice road truckers.
At 13:02 , would've made an absolutely perfect landscape photograph. Frameworthy. ❤
Oh Slim! That was a pretty lonesome trip, along with a muddy, constructed road to travel. The end shot of a burst of colour from the mountain ridge was glorious. Happy you made it safe and sound.
OMG ! I live in my camper van .... envoy your adventurous energy 🙂 Take care and all the best!
Another amazing video from the one and only! Beautiful scenery and your poetic flare to accentuate everything from the expansive to the most diminutive is awesome. Thanks for allowing us to live vicariously through your adventures, Slim! Love it and thanks for another glorious journey!!! Be safe friend, from Colorado...
The first two minutes was like watching a thriller. I loved it!
When I was in the US Air Force I was stationed at MacDill AFB Florida in 1974. I had orders to go to Eielsen AFB near Fairbanks Alaska. I drove which was around 5000 miles. Back then the Alcan Hwy was 1200 miles of unpaved dirt muck. On the way up was in November. I drove a 2 wheel drive International Pickup Truck towing a 26 ft. Airstream Trailer. The roads were frozen and muck and ice. Driving straight up high mountains sometimes having to be towed the rest of the way up. The way back I drove a 1969 Ford 4x4 and also towing the Airstream. I came back in April during “Breakup”, meaning melted snow, ice and muck. The whole Alcan Hwy, all 1200 miles were like the road you were on and even much worse. It was the Best memories of my whole life driving that road. Of course I have some amazing stories, too much to tell here. Happy adventures!
Another one of my favorite TH-camrs is in the Yukon too. If you bump into him he's got an Australian accent and drives around a Jeep with a Africa decal on the door. You guys should get together around the campfire and share stories :)
Canyon Overlanding what is his name please?
@@3littlebirds729 The Road Chose Me (Dan Grec)
OMG that was amazing! Thanks for taking us along.
Absolutely ridiculous road construction, but the pay off was amazingly beautiful. Thank you Slim.
Whew! Congratulations getting through that muddy, rutted road. You know your equipment very well. But the magnificent views you showed us were worth the white knuckle ride along with you. Keep the videos coming, they give me the armchair inspiration I need leading up to my own road trips and campouts in the post pandemic world next year! ❤️👍🍁
Beautiful!!!!!And that cabin was amazing!!!!
Just a flat out fantastic video, Slim. Perhaps a return trip is in the cards and the Beaufort Sea await. A close friend of mine, a soil scientist with University of Texas, had a research expedition up there on all things soil a while back. It was great to see all his video presentations back to the students in Austin. THIS wonderful video will be referred onto him. Travel safely, have fun, be in touch and "On, my Gawd, bears!" (Unsaid--"What are THEY doing here?")
WOW!! This video is amazing!! You have shown me places I most likely will never see in person. Thank you!!!
I really enjoy the way you pout your videos together. You really tell an interesting story each time, not only with spectacular images and quality videos but in the narration throughout. Safe travels.
What a journey! Methinketh it might be time to head south. Be careful, Slim.
I am amazed they left that muddy road open.
It is the only roadway into the North and is the lifeline for goods and people to travel back and forth to the Northern communities. There would have to be a really good reason to close this road.
All the roads used to be like that...not too long ago.
looks like a standard road for anyone working in the alberta oilfields, which is why it's best traveled in winter. cue "iohan gueorguiev, see the world" videos when he started his biking trip some 5 years ago.
Anytime the upper layer of the road is frost and snow free, it's road repair season in the far north. I have frequently take a massive, rear wheel drive, class A motorhome, through conditions as bad, and even worse than this. There are times when the road is so bad they end up building a temporary dirt bypass, off to the side, as they dig a really bad area out, or replace a failed culvert. As to why it's allowed to remain open, there is no choice. In many areas it is the only land route available to get to a village, mine, or other destination. If you see a land accessible village, or larger town on a map of YT, AK, or most of the northern half of Canada in general, chances are that it's only got one road in, and out. Governments try real hard to avoid absolute closures, and plan far ahead if there is no choice. A closed road can cause a lot of stress and expense to a village that gets cut off. Everything from food and fuel to medical care can be a big problem once you have to fly everything in and out.
You know you’re a Stan Rogers fan when you hear somebody say “the Beaufort Sea” and you immediately here in your mind’s ear: “...To find the hand of Franklin reaching for the Beaufort Sea...” 🇨🇦
Definately a Stan Rogers fan. Saw him live once. As for Franklin, hope I don't have to eat my shoes! SP
Wow, those colors! That yellow we kept seeing is almost electric looking, like it’s lit from within. Then the reds at the end, oh my! Thank you so much for showing this to us Slim.
Amazing country enjoyed on an amazing journey. Thank you Slim !
The pool noodle idea for the shower was great. Beautiful scenery at the end of the video. Keep exploring!
I know, right? Brilliant. I love seeing all the great ideas. Just to kick it up a notch. Since you are an engineer, Slim, any chance you could figure out a strategy for putting in heated floors and/or on the shower floor?
Now thats what I call living! Thanks for letting us tag along
Slim, like someone has already stated, I am Canadian too and don’t know that I’ll ever get up that far north. So living vicariously through your travels and amazing photography and video graphic dialogue to your audience is a real privilege. Stay safe!
I had to put this one in my favorites!! I will be going back to see all the beauty of the country! God really outdid himself in that country! Even with the horrible roads, I believe you thought it worthwhile! Thanks for all the awesome videos you share with us!!
Slim so amazing to see the Yukon. I am really enjoying this being an Sgt Preston of the Yukon Fan. I so much appreciate your eye for God’s Creation. Can’t wait see more
Best storyteller ever
Oh man, what a white knuckle trip! Beautiful. 💚💚💚
Another amazing video Slim, thank you! And very proud of your Jeep for getting you through all of that! The wet gravel, mud, gas mileage and steep climbs...wow!
wow, Wow, WoW, WOW!
Well said.
You could say those views are "STUNNING' is what it is..At 13 minutes and 20 seconds in the video I had to take a pic of that view it was just STUNNING.. for my screensaver...Who else loves it when he gives "US" a view with is camera? He even goes slow with his camera so i can capture them.keep them coming..
Outstanding narrative, composition, and photography! Well done!
Awesome trip! I for myself made it to the Arctic cirle, too. I rode by bicycle up from Germany to northern Sweden. The landscape there was not that ruff than your's but it was just as cold and rainy and a great experience. Btw. My profile picture was made on that trip.
I'm looking forward to your next video!
Greetings from Bavaria
Amazing views, Slim. Thanks for taking us along for the ride.
Just Wow! Beautiful! Thanks for taking us along!
REALLY ENJOYED THIS. MY LATE HUSBAND AND I DROVE TO INUVIK ABOUT 10 YEARS AGO AND IT IS NICE TO ENJOY THE SCENERY FROM MY CHAIR. WE WENT IN SUMMER AND THE ROADS WERE NOT MUCH BETTER BUT THE SCENERY IS SPECTACULAR. WE MADE THE WHOLE TRIP WITH ONE FLAT TIRE CAUSED BY THEM GRADING THE ROADS AND TURNING UP ARROW SHAPED ROCKS.
Those roads reminds me of here... back in the 50ies when they were building them up to today’s standards... two years project... my mom drive them to work daily in an old Pontiac with two mud grip tires ... never missed a day
scenery. a gift from GOD
So glad you didn't get stuck. I think I was actually holding my breath there for a second. Oh, and thanks for the tip on the low wattage hair dryer.
Thanks for bringing us along on another nice adventure, slim.
Some beautiful scenery on this trip.
Thanks for taking us along, Slim.
you are fantastic! how anyone can give your videos a hands down is beyond me.
Best video for Slim. Unbelievable natural beauty is usually attached to ever-changing weather.
Wow, I would have been stressing the whole way up..How do you do it?? And your last comment had me worried, lol, OMG, bears
Maybe it was beers lol
My thoughts... but Slim would have to be okay. Otherwise, couldn't post video. Stay safe Slim!
This was your greatest video! It will be hard to beat. I wonder if the unused cabin would be used by people stuck on the road in winter conditions conditions.
I was worried that you were going to end up in a snow storm! Beautiful scenery, thank you!
It’s strange that even with today’s stunning cameras, you still can’t capture the magnificence of nature when seeing it though your own eyes. Great videos, and at least we get a taste and entertainment, not such a bad deal.
Breath taking views! What an adventurous soul you are! The weasel is darling! Scary river of fog! Oh my God, bears!
Now that was an adventure. You always know how to top off your next video. Nothing like this on other channels.
Gorgeous, talk about a dream road trip!
Thanks slim!
Wow!!! That was beautiful, but scary. I would have had to pry my fingers off the steering wheel. I was hoping maybe you would get a quick hard rain to wash your Jeep and trailer off as long as it didn’t freeze. Thanks for taking everyone along for the ride. Really enjoyed it.
The scenery, colours and changing terrain was spectacular. The roads were terrible for you. Thanks for showing us the beauty of the area.
WOW! Wonderful video. That’s a trip I would love to make. I’ve been on the Alaska Highway five times but never on the Dempster to Tuktoyaktuk. Our Lance trailer would not do as well as your little egg.
Beautiful shots nice driving. Had to look on map to see where you went.
Slim, I'm in awe of you. Stunning just stunning. Stay safe xxx
How does he not have a million subs and views is beyond me. I don’t like to use this word lightly, but this is a masterpiece.
Great video my friend