Dempster Highway Yukon

We traveled up the Dempster Highway to stay in the wilderness and fish the rivers that empty into the Arctic Ocean . Once we crossed a mountain range with snow covered peaks, we left the Boreal forest behind and entered the treeless Tundra which stretched to the horizon in all directions. The “highway” was gravel with very few vehicles passing us. It took a lot of effort to walk across the Tundra, like walking on 12” of foam rubber. We could poke our walking sticks down through the moss and grasses and hit frozen ground down about 6” , the permafrost stays frozen all summer. Daytime temperatures were in the 60’s down to 40’s at night. The mosquitoes were active at 40 degrees !