ALASKA TRIP - JULY 2007 Roger & Kathy / Bill & Heidi riding BMW's (1 x R1200GSA and 3 x R1200GS) |
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The route, 12300 miles. |
Starting Point in Key West |
First day off - Yellowstone (all freeway before this) |
Old Faithful |
Continental Divide in Yellowstone |
Yellowstone Moose |
Yellowstone Moose |
Packing the bikes at Haines Junction |
The Ortlieb dry bags work well, they open along the side and the don't leak. |
This setup worked well - no wet clothes. The bike could be loaded in less then 2 minutes (yes I timed it) |
The Raven at Haines Junction (I think) - the accommodation is GREAT and the food is better |
One of the many roadworks - sooo, how did they get the equipment on the side of the hill??? |
So far, so good. |
North Pole |
Beginning of the Dalton Highway - dry |
The dot on the top of the hill is Kathy going at speeds that were.... impressive |
Arctic Circle |
The Arctic Station in Wiseman (address is "Igloo #8, Wiseman, AK" - really) |
Getting wetter - pipeline in the background |
Dalton Highway - the TKC-80's worked well |
Made it !!!! |
Dual purpose road - Look at the sign "Road closes for Aircraft" |
Calcium Carbide, baked on...... |
More Calcium Carbide |
A lot of cleaning will be required! |
Mount McKinley / Denali on a very clear day = taken from Talkeetna |
Glacier |
Glacier Landing - incredible |
Crossing from Alaska in Canada |
Traffic Jam caused by buffalo - you see that every day..... right! |
The buffalo seem happy enough at the side of the road |
Back to Dawson Creek and then a quick ride home to Florida.......... |
Many thanks to Liz at Ultraseal for supporting this trip.