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Flat prairie and canola fields

The Northern Adventure: Northern Alberta Road Trip | Solo Car Camping along the Northern Woods and Water Highway

Most travellers crossing Canada head for the Trans-Canada Highway. I decided to take a different route.
Starting in Dawson Creek, British Columbia, I followed the Northern Woods and Water Highway east through northern Alberta, travelling alone and sleeping in my Toyota RAV4. What I discovered was a side of Canada that many people never see: endless canola fields stretching to the horizon, quiet lakes, historic trading posts, small prairie communities and some of the friendliest people I’ve met on the road.

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Historic Eagle Alaska

Taylor Highway to Eagle, Alaska: A Remote Road Trip

The Taylor Highway isn’t a road you simply drive to get somewhere. It’s a journey into one of Alaska’s most remote and least-visited regions, where gold rush history, abandoned mining camps and endless wilderness still define the landscape.

This unforgettable detour branches off the Alaska Highway near Tok and leads through the legendary Fortymile country to the tiny historic community of Eagle on the Yukon River. It’s one of those roads where the drive itself is every bit as rewarding as the destination.

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The Northern Adventure: Road Home Through Southern Alberta & British Columbia’s West Kootenays

After crossing the forests of northern Alberta, exploring the remote communities of northern Saskatchewan and following the historic Red Coat Trail across southern Saskatchewan, it was finally time to head home.
But rather than taking the fastest route back to British Columbia, I chose one more adventure.
This final chapter of The Northern Adventure leads through the rolling hills of southern Alberta, the fascinating hoodoos of Writing-on-Stone Provincial Park, the mountain scenery of the Crowsnest Pass and the familiar roads of British Columbia’s Kootenays.

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Clearwater Lake, Manitoba

The Northern Adventure: A Solo Journey across Northern Saskatchewan & Manitoba

The second stage of my North Woods & Water Highway adventure took me east from Cold Lake, Alberta, across northern Saskatchewan and into Manitoba.

Travelling in my old Toyota RAV4, I followed Highway 55 through remote farming communities, vast boreal forests, endless canola fields, and some of the quietest roads I have ever driven. For long stretches, it felt as though I had the entire highway to myself.

The journey wasn’t without challenges. Wildfire smoke often hung over the landscape, turning blue skies grey and limiting visibility. At times, I questioned whether I should continue east or abandon the route and head south.

Thankfully, I kept going.

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Selection of car and truck rental in Canada

What you should know about Car Rental in Canada

Canada is the land of driving and the land of big cars. But Canada’s car rental prices will shock you. When you fly into Canada you don’t have many choices. A car is often the only way to reach the great destinations for which Canada is famous. Other transportation will get you around the cities and from one town to […]

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Wilderness Road Trip Through The Cariboo Mountains

The wilderness road from Wells to Likely, British Columbia, Canada, is a remote backroad with hardly any traffic. Before I dropped in at the cute little Visitor Information Centre in Wells, BC, on my way to Barkerville, I had never heard of the wilderness road that winds through the Cariboo Mountains. Taking this scenic road from Wells to Likely saved […]

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Road Trip Planner for the Wilderness

A road trip into the Canadian wilderness requires serious trip planning, and having basic wilderness skills is essential. It’s better to be safe than sorry. Why is planning a road trip important? Once you leave Canadian cities and towns behind, you’re pretty much on your own. Therefore, it is important to plan your road trip well and pack the right […]

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Keep safe on a solo road trip

How to keep safe on solo road trips in Canada

Venturing on many epic solo road trips has taught me how to be safe while travelling through Canada’s most remote places. I’m pretty relaxed when I’m on the road. Of course, we never know what can happen during an extended solo road trip. Fortunately, after travelling solo on many of Canada’s wild highways I have the experience and the skills […]

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