Arctic Ocean 2009

The Mission – Ride from Seattle to the Arctic Ocean (Dempster Highway) using as many dirt roads as possible

On the southbound journey

The Statistics

• 22 days
• 5,184 total miles
• 1,180 nautical miles
• 1,500 miles ridden on dirt
• 2,300 miles ridden on tarmac
• 204 miles flown

Seattle to the Arctic Ocean Rout

The Route

North

• Seattle to Bellingham on Highway 9
• Bellingham to Skagway, Alaska on the Alaskan Ferry
• Skagway to Dawson City, Canada on the Klondike Highway (Hwy 2)
• Dawson City to Inuvik on the Dempster Highway (Hwy 8)
• Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk via small plane

South

• Inuvik to Dawson City on the Dempster Highway (Hwy 8)
• Dawson City to Carmacks on the Klondike Highway (Hwy 2)
• Carmacks to Watson Lake on the Campbell Highway (Hwy 4)
• Watson Lake to Terrace on the Cassiar Highway (Hwy 37)
• Terrace to Prince George on the Yellowhead Highway (Hwy 16)
• Prince George to Hope on Highway 97 with a long stop in Spences Bridge
• Hope to Seattle via Highways 1, 9, 405, and 90