Top of the World Highway: A Remote Road Trip From Alaska to the Yukon

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6 ай бұрын

The Top of the World Highway is a narrow ribbon of road, straddling the border between Alaska, USA, and the Yukon, Canada. The remote road is only accessible during the summer months and it is natural beautiful with very few amenities. After spending a half day driving the Top of the World Highway, we arrive at Dawson City, in time to explore the town and even try the infamous Sourtoe Cocktail. Let us know what you think in the comments!
**Filmed in early August***
Chapters
0:00 Intro
0:43 Leaving Tok on Top of the World Highway
2:23 Exploring Chicken, AK
7:14 Driving to Canada Border
8:42 Northernmost USA Land Border Port
9:00 Driving to Dawson City
10:20 Paddlewheeler Graveyard
12:40 Ferry over Yukon River to Dawson City
14:36 Dawson City Museum
15:10 Visitor Center and Exploring
15:38 Sourdough Joes
16:34 Walking the Yukon River & SS Keno
17:54 Downtown Hotel
18:09 Sourtoe Cocktail
19:45 Midnight Dome
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@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

Would you try the Sourtoe Cocktail???

@kitdriscoll1288 6 ай бұрын

No ...I don't drink, and I'm not a cannibal. (Is it really a human toe?!?!!)

@goinsomewheretogether 6 ай бұрын

Yes! I did!

@Benno101able 6 ай бұрын

Nope haha

@Duhaubetahiks 6 ай бұрын

Hell to the NO!

@daviotkelly1267 6 ай бұрын

Life is short man, gotta put your best foot forward all the time lol

@klondikechris 2 ай бұрын

I live just outside of Dawson City, and I go up the Midnight Dome very often because the view is spectacular. On a clear day you can see about 80 kilometers, or possibly more. Dawson is an amazing place to live, although the winters and summers are quite different from each other. It is a pity that so many people are going to, or from Alaska, because they miss the Dempster Highway, which is another spectacular drive. Right up to the Arctic Ocean!

@rhondaz356 6 ай бұрын

I absolutely LOVE all of your videos. This one was no exception. It must be so fascinating to take that trip. Thank you so much, Josh and Josh's Dad for bringing us along. FANtastic as ALWAYS. No, I wouldn't have had that drink with the human toe. YIKES...🙃 👏🏻🤠🤠👏🏻🏞

@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it! haha I don't blame you, it was a very strange thing to do for sure haha!

@traveleats6833 Ай бұрын

We did it in the reverse, Dawson City then to Chicken. We spent 5 days in Dawson city during Discovery Days , doing the walking tours, staying in the Gold Rush Campground, visiting the Original gold claim, a tour of Dredge #4 and of course panning for gold. We visited the Midnight Dome. we both did the Sourtoe and visited the Can-can girls at Diamond Tooth Gerties Saloon. Yes we drove the Top-of-the-world-Highway.. the scenery was absolutely amazing. We loved it so much in 2023, we are going back in Aug 2024!

@experimemory 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for taking us along, capturing the essence of the remote beauty that many dream of exploring. Truly a visual masterpiece!🎉

@SaltyCado 6 ай бұрын

I always get excited to feel like I'm traveling with y'all lol! Love the content

@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

Happy to hear that!

@SaltyCado 6 ай бұрын

@@ThroughMyLens I will await the day you and pops decide to check out Savannah Georgia and Tybee Island!! One of my favorite places and I feel like y'all would love it

@christopherrobinson3290 4 ай бұрын

Wow y’all really get around! The saloon in Chicken looks like a must visit for sure! Thanks for documenting your travels and sharing and recommending to someone on the East coast who would otherwise not find out about these places! 👊🏾

@user-hn4xe6nb9w 2 ай бұрын

Hi, Josh My Wife and I are enjoying your videos especially the Alaska, Canada ones. I was very blessed to be able to go in the summer of 2007. I had a camera but not one that would take video. I took the "Top of the World hwy" on my way home in late August early September it was Awesome and your video brought back a lot of wonderful memories. You asked about the view from the high point overlooking the city of Dawson and the Yukon it is Awesome I had a clear day when I was there. I would put a picture in the comment but don't see a way to do that. Another wonderful drive east of Dawson was the Dempster Hwy to the "Tombstone Territorial Park" Thanks for letting me relive some memories, Ray😊

@knappdaddy 3 ай бұрын

I never knew I wanted to go to Dawson city and the Yukon, but now I do !! Thank you both :)

@ursinidaho 6 ай бұрын

Great video. Good to see you and your Dad.

@DyanK614 6 ай бұрын

Could not smiling throughout your video. We did this drive in June 2023 and it brought back great memories! We loved Chicken. Luckily we had no wait for the ferry. We did not do the toe cocktail- not that brave. The views from midnight dome are amazing- you’ll just have to go back to Dawson City again to see for yourselves. Thanks for brightening up my day,!

@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment and I am so glad you got to do this drive as well! I would love to go back to see Midnight Dome again, I can't imagine how stellar it is!

@garygrow8373 6 ай бұрын

Excellent! I love your videos. For 20 minutes I was totally engaged in your trip. My only concern is... the video ended too soon. Your video and producing skills are perfect. Thank you and your dad for offering a glimpse of your travels.

@kplante7881 6 ай бұрын

Such a cool trip and video! Thanks for sharing…

@timlavance867 6 ай бұрын

Glad to see a new video from you.. thanks!!

@xiggroc 6 ай бұрын

Such a beautiful place all the views man! So glad to see you and pops having a good time !👏 that sour toe cocktail is horrifying 🤣😭 actually

@evh2148 6 ай бұрын

Did this trip in our RV. Loved it as much as you and your Dad did! Your videos are awesome.🥰

@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

Awesome! Thank you! So glad you got to do it as well

@andreajohnson1796 6 ай бұрын

Wonderful site, Thanks for sharing Josh and Pops

@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it!

@kflorence2219 6 ай бұрын

Another great video!

@goinsomewheretogether 6 ай бұрын

We did The Top of the World this past summer going the opposite direction from Dawson City to Chicken. We were one of 25 RVs in the tour group lead by Fantasy RV Tours. Absolutely wonderful trip, along with the gnarly toe.

@ontheroadwithRalph 6 ай бұрын

Great video. We did the Top of the World Highway, this past summer. And we were towing our Airstream. The scenery was amazing and the road did bounce a few things around in the RV, but nothing that duct tape couldn't fix.

@rkmatt8761 6 ай бұрын

Great video. I’ve enjoyed all of them. I also watched Traveling Robert’s videos of Alaska. I saw that they ran into y’all in Dawson city as well. That’s pretty cool and is a small world. Stay safe stay healthy

@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

Yea, I wish we would have filmed something with him, it was really cool to run into him!

@calledtojourney 6 ай бұрын

It's cool that you got to meet Traveling Robert in Dawson City as well!

@christopherlands2706 6 ай бұрын

Yes! That made me smile- my 2 favorites!!

@popshiking 6 ай бұрын

@calledtojourney Yes it was really fun to meet him and his wife.

@robhunter4639 3 ай бұрын

We looked hard to see content on the Top of The World Highway (short cut from Dempster Highway to Fairbanks). Great video - you took the mystery out of the drive. Hmm, Sourtoe Cocktail looks like a very gross challenge. Might be up for it - I'll let you know if I "chicken" out. Happy Travels!!

@ThroughMyLens 3 ай бұрын

So glad the video was helpful! It is an amazing route for sure

@maryfettig3378 6 ай бұрын

Sorry thats a no toe for me😂😂I. You guys are great together!

@crazylarry1959 6 ай бұрын

When in Dawson city considering your not around the corner from home lol you have to try the cocktail .Josh and Pops two of my favorite people in the vlogging world you must do more content both of you are so informative and entertaining thank you so much Larry from long island ny

@popshiking 6 ай бұрын

@crazylarry1959 Thanks so much for the kind words!

@seethebutter 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@jerryjensen9500 6 ай бұрын

I also experienced the sourtoe cocktail, but in 2018. Motorcycle ride from Oregon.

@user-jv1cz7mq3r 6 ай бұрын

Love your content

@evh2148 6 ай бұрын

Thank you

@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

Thanks!

@louise3993 6 ай бұрын

Hard hard pass on the Sourtoe cocktail. Please tell me that was not a real toe. 😮 Another great video Be safe 😊

@popshiking 6 ай бұрын

@louise3933 Yes, it was a real toe! And they had a big fine if you ate it, so I guess someone must have in the past. Now that is really gross!

@C-TOS 6 ай бұрын

You are a bold one, Josh.

@internationalhouseofprayer6759 6 ай бұрын

The TOE!!!! Oh no!!!!! 😂😂

@charleshartig3247 6 ай бұрын

Thumbs up, watch 'til end, comment: Thanks!

@hikingelevated 6 ай бұрын

Great video! Need to do this and would love to get that certification for drinking with a toe in it even though I don't drink lol.

@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

haha I figured I really needed that certification 😂

@dorinezgoncalves5354 6 ай бұрын

Boa tarde tudo bem que lugares lindo ❤

@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

Glad you liked the video!

@Xx-ib6bf 6 ай бұрын

Would have enjoyed a Map with your drive highlighted so we could see & have a perspective of your actual route.

@ThroughMyLens 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment! I normally make maps but I didn't for this one since there weren't a lot of stops along the drive but I will next time

@jimgreen5788 4 ай бұрын

For those who don't know the story of Chicken, and how it got its name, I offer this hilarious story: (copied from Wikipedia): “Chicken was settled by gold miners in the late 19th century, and in 1902 the local post office was established, requiring a community name. Due to the prevalence of ptarmigan (TAR-mih-gun) in the area, that name was suggested as the official name for the new community. However, the spelling could not be agreed on, and Chicken was used to avoid embarrassment.” Thus, it’s probably the only place in the country, maybe the world, that was named because of spelling insecurity on the part of the namers. Around the national border I saw a wolverine dash across the road. Out on the back side of nowhere, I blew a tire. But within a few minutes, a pair of young miners changed it as fast as Bo and Luke Duke on "Dukes of Hazard". When I got into town around 10:30, there was someone running a chainsaw in the midnight sun.