June 25th, 2014
On Monday we rode to Skagway, AK with a stop in Carcross. Beautiful scenery with mountain valleys and towering peaks. Tuesday we relaxed in Whitehorse thankful we are not riding in the rain. Enjoyed the Frantic Follies with a fun filled multi talented cast. Today we rode to Haines via Haines Junction. Unfortunately we had a very cool and windy ride with some showers to make it feel cooler. Thankfully Yvonne and I could use our heated jackets to keep warm and our rain gear to mostly keep dry. We celebrated our 38th anniversary with a great meal with our friends in the hotel restaurant.
Beautiful Scenery
Flowers on the side of the highway
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June 22nd, 2014
Yesterday we rode from Fort Nelson to Watson Lake. The scenery was spectacular with wildlife such as black bears, wood bison, goats and even a fox. Along the way we stopped in Liard Hot Springs. The water near the source was very hot but quite nice a little downstream. We stayed at the Air Force Lodge in Watson Lake, the oldest building in town. The washrooms and showers were down the hall which reminded some of nursing residence. For the longest day some stayed up to 11:00 but it never really got dark. Today we rode to Whitehorse. It was quite cool especially going over the continental divide. There were a couple of gravel sections of a few kilometres each but no problem for experienced riders such as us. Again we had some showers on the route but the scenery is very enjoyable.
Mountain Goat
Wood Bison
Near the Divide
Gravel Section
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June 20th, 2014
Today we started at Mile Zero of the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek. The first stop was the curved wooden Kistatinaw bridge on the old Alaska Highway. From there it was Taylor, Fort St. John and through forest to Fort Nelson. We had a brief but hard shower about 30 km. from Fort Nelson and the rain gear came on. The rest of the trip we had sun and cloud with very good riding temperatures. Total riding distance 460 km.
Mile Zero, Alaska Highway
Kistatinaw Bridge
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June 19th, 2014
Ready to head out
Fallen Four Memorial
Ed planned our annual trip this year. We will be riding to Haines, Alaska, take the ferry to Prince Rupert and return. Today we started in light rain and mist but after Onoway we had dry weather and progressively warmer. Glen noted, that we started in the rain and ended with bugs. We stopped at the Fallen Four Memorial in Mayerthorpe for an early lunch and tour of the memorial. In Grande Prairie we had supper at Drew and Angela’s consisting of pulled pork, salad and veggies. After supper we continued to Dawson Creek for a total distance of 630 km.
Supper at Drew & Angela’s
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