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The build, the shakedown trips, the planning, and the story — the road to April 2028. Want these in your inbox? Join the list.
Shakedown: the Dempster Highway
Arctic gravel, river crossings, and hundreds of miles between fuel — the closest thing to a dress rehearsal for the run to Prudhoe Bay.
Shakedown: Northern Quebec in winter
Deep cold, frozen lakes, the northern lights, and ice fishing — the hardest test of the build’s four-season systems yet.
Shakedown: Newfoundland
Ferries, fog, puffins, whales, caribou, and a coast at the edge of the continent — our longest shakedown yet.
Shakedown: PEI & Nova Scotia
Maritime Canada — Peggy’s Cove lighthouses, sea stacks at sunset, and easy coastal nights by the water.
Shakedown: the Gaspé Peninsula
Percé Rock, cliffs, and the rugged loop around Québec’s Gaspé Peninsula.
Solo: the James Bay Road
Québec’s Billy-Diamond Highway — one of the northernmost roads in the province. Boreal forest, the Rupert River falls, world-class fishing, and deep solo remoteness.
Shakedown: Colorado
High Rockies, thin air, and steep passes — the closest test we have to the Andes.
Home turf: Pennsylvania
Where it all starts — close-to-home weekends dialing in the systems and the daily rhythm of van life.
The route is taking shape
Four legs locked end to end — PA to the Arctic, down to Mexico, through Central America, and the long haul to Ushuaia.
Why we’re doing this
One road runs almost the entire length of two continents. We want to drive all of it — and bring as many people along as we can.
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