Tuktoyaktuk NWT

Duration: 38 days, from July 31st to Sept 6th
Team: 4 persons of 2 families, 2 vehicles
Travellers met and chatted with: double digits

Total distance: 16,202 kms
Gravel road: 2,000 kms
4x4 activated: 500 kms
Assisted tire change: twice
Province / Territories / State boarder crossed: Ontario (ON), Manitoba (MB), Saskatchewan (SK), Alberta (AB), British Columbia (BC), Yukon (YT), Northwest Territories (NT), Alaska (AK)

Friends visited: Saskatoon 3 families 6 persons

Highways drove on: Trans Canada Highway, Alaska Highway, Klondike Highway, Dempster Highway, Inuvik-Tuktoyaktuk Highway and Trans Canada Trail
Vehicle ferries: Haines-Skagway (one way), Peel River Crossing (both directions), Arctic Red River Crossing (both directions)

Vehicle: 2016 GMC Canyon SLT 4x4 Crew Cab short bed, 2.8L DuraMax turbo diesel, Falken Wildpeak AT/3W tires

Useful equipment prepared and used on daily basis: Midland T71VP3 walkie talkie two pack, Garmin inReach Mini 2 satellite communicator, carbon fibre trekking poles

Self-help equipment: full-size AT spare tire, jack, air pump, tire pressure gauge, flat tire repair kit, recovery tow straps, tow hooks, spade, 20L diesel container

Average fuel consumption: 8.57L/100kms (diesel)
Most expensive diesel price: 222.0 cents per litre (Eagle Plains, Yukon)
Least expensive diesel price: 140.9 cents per litre (Brooks, BC)
Average diesel price: 186.8 cents per litre
Section with most fuel used: Inuvik - Tuktoyaktuk - Inuvik 366kms 38L 10.38L/100kms; 4x4 with wind and mud
Section with second fuel used: Saskatoon - Brandon 681kms 70.317L 10.33L/100kms; strong wind
Section with least fuel used: Dease Lake - Watson Lake 264kms 20.13L 7.63L/100kms

Maintenance:
oil change on 10,000km at Whitehorse Klondike Chevrolet Buick GMC certified service;
wheel balance and alignment at Saskatoon Motor Product certified service for passenger front wheel vibration over 110kmph and slightly pulling to one side.

Wildlife observed: grizzly bear, black bear, migrating salmon, coyote, pileated woodpecker, dall sheep, stone sheep, bison, deer, caribou, elk, bald eagle, falcon

Photos 13,016; videos 1,045
2 Cameras: photo 2,370; video 67
2 Phones: photo 9,240; videos 313
1 Dash-cam: photo 1,223; video 563
1 Action camera: photo 54; video 136
1 Drone: photo 47; video 48

Meal: preferred hotels with (continental) breakfast included, sandwiches / salad for lunch, dinner most likely self cook dumplings, grilled salmon, stir fried vegetables and noodles
Dine-out: 2 x breakfast, 2 x lunch, 5 x dinner
Ice cream: occasionally
Coffee: daily must

Lost / damaged items: one full day meal (lunch, dinner, fruits and ice cream) left in hotel fridge; dash-cam windshield magnet mount broken

Carwash
Coin car wash: $12 (Dawson City, back from Dempster); $24 (Mississauga, back from the whole trip)
Machine car wash: 3 times

北冰洋自驾旅行顺利完成
7月31日至9月6日总计38天
两家四人两车
深度结识朋友：二人
结识旅友：两位数
里程：16,202公里
砂砾路：2,000公里
四轮驱动地段：500公里
协助换轮胎：两次
行驶公路：加拿大横贯公路，阿拉斯加公路，克朗代克公路，登普斯特公路，因努维克-图克托亚图克公路
跨越省 / 州界：安大略 (ON)，曼尼托巴 (MB)，萨斯卡切温 (SK)，啊尔伯塔 (AB)，不列颠哥伦比 (BC)BC，育空 (YT)，西北地区 (NT)，阿拉斯加 (AK)
拜访朋友：萨斯卡通3家六人
平均油耗：8.57升/百公里（柴油）
最高油价：$2.220/每升（育空鹰原）
最低油价：$1.409/每升（不列颠哥伦比亚布鲁克斯）
平均油价：$1.868/每升
最耗油路段：因纽维克至图克托亚图克往返366公里用油38升，百公里油耗10.38升；泥泞大风四轮驱动
第二最耗油路段：萨斯卡通至布兰登681公里耗油70.317升，百公里油耗10.33升；全程逆风强风
最省油路段：迪斯湖至沃森湖264公里耗油20.13升，百公里油耗7.63升

载车轮渡：
阿拉斯加海恩斯至斯凯威
育空皮尔河（往返）
西北地区北极红河（往返）

车辆：2016 GMC Canyon SLT 双排座短厢，2.8L DuraMax涡轮增压柴油发动机，6速自动挡，2轮/4轮驱动，Falken Wildpeak AT/3W 全地形轮胎
实用设备：米德兰T71VP3手持步话机两部，佳明卫星短信通讯机，碳纤维登山杖
自救救助装备：全尺寸全地形备胎，气泵，压力表，千斤顶，补胎备件，高强度拖拽绳，拖车环，工兵铲，20升备用油桶

车辆保养：行程至10,000公里在白马厂家专门店换油；因右前轮在110公里时速抖动并且有轻微跑偏在萨斯卡通厂家专门店做动平衡和车轮定位

观察到野生动物：
棕熊，黑熊，野牛，洄游三文鱼，土狼，盘羊，岩羊，鹿，北美驯鹿，驼鹿，白头海鹰，红冠黑啄木鸟，猎鹰

照片 13,016；视频 1,045
两部相机： 照片 2,370；视频 67
两部手机：照片 9,240；视频 313
一部行车记录仪：照片 1,223；视频 563
一部运动相机：照片 54；视频 136
一部无人机：照片 47；视频 48

餐饮：
通常旅店提供早餐：咖啡，果汁，烤面包片加花生酱果酱，煎小肠炒鸡蛋，水果
自己做饭买过四次八袋饺子，两次三文鱼，一次牛排，蔬菜，面包，水果若干
餐厅付费早餐两次，晚餐五次，午餐两次
冰激凌 ：偶尔
咖啡：每日必备

丢失/损失物品：一天量的午饭晚饭水果和冰激凌丢在旅店冰箱忘记带走；行车记录仪风挡玻璃磁吸底座断裂

洗车：
投币洗车 登普斯特公路行程结束回到道森城 $12；行程结束回到密西沙加 $24
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