oh my god you can't see hardly any tracks in front of you today is day two
of our drive up to the Arctic Ocean I am with Cody right here and we are driving
today up to Whitehorse in the Yukon Yukon Territory Yukon Territory that's
right I'm totally excited because I expect to see a lot of wildlife. So far
we've been driving... we've already come upon bison on the side of the road. I
think that's papa right there. We can only watch from a
distance. It's so wonderful being out here. It's a very fresh crisp morning.
There's a lot of settings in here for me to get adjusted to. With all
these gadgets right there. We got these gadgets ...Oh my goodness the natural
beauty of this area is just jaw-dropping! And we've been seeing a lot straight off
and we've been able to get out of cars and take some time to just film stuff.
This is just a gift! Look at that~ that's just nuts! Right here is the caravan.
Right now we're at Sign Post forest. In 1942, while building the Alaska Highway a
homesick U.S. soldier tasked to put up directional posts at his camp, put up a
sign for his own hometown in Danville, Illinois. That started a tradition with
grew. People today come and put up license plates and signs from their own
hometown. Some of these places I've not even heard of!
From the outside, when I saw this, I didn't think it would be so large. It just keeps going on
and on. I was able to leave a photo behind of my family. So now it's there forever. -Oh you
did that? And so it got real personal! (laughing) Making a pit stop.
I love highway rest stops because it's out in such a remote area and sometimes
there's so much character and warmth that's telling of surrounding
environment. This is no exception. We've just entered the Yukon Territory and
this place has a lot of history. It's not only wildlife. There's a big history
around the Klondike Gold Rush. I heard that there's a strong Chinese influence
in this area regarding food.
Apparently this afternoon we might encounter up a blizzard or a snow storm.
I'm glad I'm in the car with the warm seats.
And back in we go! Tonight we're staying in Whitehorse. We're still in the Yukon
Territory. Got in a little late hanging around six o'clock. It's all dark outside.
Today is probably a work night or a rest night day. Day three! Where are
we going? We are going to... I don't know oh Dawson's Creek...and ....Dawson. We're going
to the city of Dawson. We're off 6:49 my drive partner must have slept in. This is really
exciting. Now when I arrived I didn't really know how this whole driving arrangement
would be but if you haven't guessed it by now we are switching off cars and
drivers throughout the journey. At breakfast I overheard my drive partner
joking with the guys about my driving skills.
This is where my confidence took a dive. But I don't like to give up on myself so
seeing as we had Drive experts, I requested winter drive training!
I've been a little nervous because I'm from Hawaii. So I'm driving with
Patrickm Mazda's drive team specialist. I kind of requested a drive team master. No
problem~ got lots of years of experience on this. -And I trust that. Yes.
Mind blown! Oh my god... driving down the highway with Patrick made a huge world
of difference. In the drive he was training me
how to better navigate not only the car ... the Mazda CX, but also the ice roads and the
winter roads. SO many things I had never known in driving! The car that I drive at
home doesn't have a lot of these settings that these cars have, because they're
built for winter and just having someone explain the different settings like even
something as small as like... the back windshield wiper... like where that button
is! Here we are at Pelly Crossing and it's the second I believe the second
longest river in the Yukon Territory. It's around 11:00 or 12:00 o'clock and
the sun is finally peeked up over the mountains and it's created this wonderful view of pastel colors. Driving down
the Klondike highway, the trees and the mountains were just lit up with like, a
soft glow. The most beautiful things I've seen. These are automotive journalists. Is this our lunch?
Okay round two! -So drivers, again it's a Patrick and Christine here. We are gonna
be holding station until you guys drive around us so feel free to uh sneak out
and around. -So we were driving along the highway and then the system started
giving off a signal that the tire pressure was low. Here we go! Quick tire
change on the side of the Klondike Highway. First puncture! Either it
rolled over a sharp rock or maybe like something fell on that truck and we
rolled over. Now we have a quick tire change.
It's really nice and new (tire). Let's hope it doesn't happen next time. - Maybe the Dempster (Highway)? - Well
that's why we bring all these tires. There's the reason, you know -you look at
the gas cans on the roof, you look at the tires and you go -- do we really need all
that? I mean, we've just been cruising along, but then something like this
happens and that's exactly it. Because to do it a tow from here ...it's gonna take a
long time! Like a day to get the car towed. Oh in this remote area... -Okay so fire up!
But we'll let the group pass us by. Dawson City is right off the Yukon River in Northwest Canada. Home of Klondike
Gold Rush back in 1902, arriving into this cute town is like stepping back
into western frontier days. We finally got into Dawson City and it's a snow flurry but
this is a cute little town from what I'm seeing. A small town more or less it has an
old-world charm to it and very funky little vibe. You know this town certainly
has a sense of humor. You may see mentions of Jack London, author to - 'Call
of the Wild' and 'White Fang.' His old cabin where he wrote those books is here in
Dawson City.
I found myself at the famous Sourdough Saloon known for its signature cocktail
a forty proof alcoholic drink with a mummified human toe. Kep an eye out for
my next video where I share that experience. I also decided to try a
must-try dish of Canada poutine! Fries coated with gravy and
cheese curds. I don't think I'm supposed to use my fingers because the
barkeep actually gave me a fork. And I could use a little bit more salt. And hot sauce. It needs more gravy. It's 7:13 in
the morning right now we are in Dawson City we're driving to Inuvik. There's
been a blizzard last night and it's the conditions of the roads are a little
sketchy so I won't be driving today. I think it's gonna be a little too tough
today. Hey I am ready it. (Off screen voice: It is very important when you're driving any
vehicle, whether in a skid control systems or no,t is to look and steer
where you want the car to go. So if the car starts to rotate and slide or "skid"
you need to look and steer down the road. You don't want to steer it towards the
ditch, because the computer will help you get there. ) The Dempster (Highway) is an infamous
all-weather highway of gravel and shale builds upon permafrost. It is only open during
and summer and winter and known to puncture tires because it is not a paved
road. (offscreen voice: Number one priority this morning is to get that gate at Eagle Plains. Hopefully as we approach
the gates will open up and it'll let us right on through. If not we're gonna stop
at Eagle Plains and... - Driving on this road can take up to 16 hours or two days!
We're gonna try to do it in one (day). Look at all the smoke. We've only been driving for
about an hour ...I was expecting the visibility be a little bit better. It's a
little hard to see that's like squinting even though it's completely dark out. I
think whenever you see the lights of other cars it gives you reassurance.
It is negative twenty-seven degrees Celsius- that's pretty cold.
Ice mountain. So it's ten o'clock in the morning and this is apparently the brightest it will
get out.
thank your stop look at this crazy powder super soft how soft is it a
little hard. That's deep. I am riding in the Mazda cx-9. This baby is holding up on this road trip. If I ever did this
road trip you kind of just have to be aware that along the way there are rocks
and gravel felt like jump out at you and ending up your your windshield look like
bullet shots. That's a crack right there. So I'd probably never wanted to take
this road trip with my actual car because you literally need to replace
your windshield. - I think I think you would want to budget to replace your
windshield at the end of the trip, yeah.
oh my god you can't hardly any tracks in front of you
Oh
the conditions here are impacted with snow one of the cars just spun out oh
wow this is the reality of driving in winter Wow look at that big mackerel
in the car thanks for watching part 2 of the road to the Arctic Ocean stay tuned
for my 3rd episode and my sour toe experience let me know what you think of
this video until then travel safe smart and fun and may the girl be with you