Our Longest Drive Episode Five Photos
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Danger Zone
It's not reassuring to find a sign that warns you to be careful when the sign has been hit by a careless driver.
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Taiga
The land between the deciduous forest and the tundra is called taiga. It is defined by low-cut spruce trees.
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Party Crashers
The travelers who abandoned this RV wrote, 'We went for help,' in the mud on its side. Where did they think they'd find help?
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Halfway House
Eagle Plains, YK - an oasis on the 500-mile stretch of the Dempster - boasts a population of 8.
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'We don't want to start a forest fire'
Vic fans the flames of Dan's concern that making a fire to cook breakfast is dangerous.
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Urn at Rest
Mike waits patiently as his buddies prepare breakfast.
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Breakfast Club
Vic and Jim with a frying pan at the Arctic Circle
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Kiosk Marks the Spot
A wooden kiosk at the side of the Dempster marks the spot of the Arctic Circle.
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Can't Miss the Fairway
Dan drives a Titleist in the endless tundra. Even his slice hits the fairway.
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Mr. Automatic
Preoccupied with the precipice, Jim isn't as automatic as usual with his drive.
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Arctic Foursome
On the tee at the end of the Earth - Jim, Dan, Vic and Mike, wearing a ball cap.
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Comforts of Home
An old leather chair and an upright piano provide comforts of home in the lounge of the Eagle Plains, YK motel.
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Dead Man Resting
Mike sits peacefully in the shadow of the Arctic Circle marker.
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Fore
Just after hitting this one, Vic pured one right down the center of the Dempster. It's still bouncing.
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Ferry Crossing
Cars and trucks pile on barges to cross rivers. You have to wait for a load to accumulate.
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Lower Dempster
Bottom half of the Dempster is mountainous and green - well, green by tundra standards.
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Mineral Deposits
The summer thaw leaves the rivers dry in spots, exposing a copper-colored bed of rocks.
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River Runs Through It
The Yukon River runs through the taiga outside Dawson City, YK.
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Peace in the Valley
You can hear a pin drop.
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