Arctic 60th Parallel
Driving to the Top of the World, the Arctic Ocean
The road trip of a lifetime
Have you ever wondered where the “north” begins and what the Arctic is like? I often thought about it and I found the answers driving the Dempster Highway.
The vastness of the land around the Dempster blows your mind. You suddenly realize that the Dempster Highway is the only raggedy little road that cuts through the wilderness, and opens up the incredible part of the world for us to experience.
The Dempster Highway is one of the most spectacular road trips on earth and yet, many people have never heard of it. It’s the only road in Canada that takes you across the Arctic Circle at km 405.5. It takes you into the land of the midnight sun, where you have 24 hours of daylight.
Thanks to the new Tuk Highway, the Western Arctic is the first and only place in North America where you can drive to the fabled Arctic Ocean. Here, on the coast of the Northwest Passage, it’s a tradition to go for a little splash. Some folks just dip their toe in the bracing waves. Others go for full immersion – a brief, brisk swim in the world’s most celebrated sea.
