Category: Outdoors

  • Eagle, Alaska

    Eagle, Alaska

    In Chicken the night before, the proprietor of the mercantile/liquor store/bar/cafe asked if I was going up to Eagle, AK. “I suppose not, since I’ve never heard of it.”   […]

  • The Road to Fairbanks

    The Road to Fairbanks

    The ride back to Fairbanks is going to be (say it with me) awesome. I have a delicious breakfast in the hotel cafeteria, eggs and potatoes, a big bowl of […]

  • The Road to Chicken…Alaska, That Is

    A hoity-toity BMW motorcycle and its matching hoity-toity “BMW” tent in Fairbanks This is as close as I’ll get to “midnight sun” this trip. Sun’s not actually up this far […]

  • Deadhorse: The Details

    With 300 miles left to Deadhorse, it was time to get up and finish this off. And get up I did, considering that my body clock just keeps going backward […]

  • Deadhorse

    Deadhorse

    Long day, and low on battery. I normally charge my battery pack that I use to recharge all of my devices by plugging it to the bike during the day. […]

  • Arctic Circle

    Arctic Circle

    Today’s goal was the Arctic Circle. My new riding buddy and I had decided to make that the day’s end and camp at the campground. Unfortunately I received a text […]

  • Alaska!

    Alaska!

    After “the ordeal”, I was going to treat myself to sleeping in. Sadly, the Harley-Davidson owners parked next to my room didn’t feel the same. Ya know, those things come […]

  • Whitehorse and a Flat Part 2

    Whitehorse and a Flat Part 2

    After leaving a rest area along Highway 1. Or is it 97? The road is in Yukon Territories one minute, in BC the next, then back to YT. Well, anyway, […]

  • Whitehorse and a Flat Tire

    Ugh, no pics from yesterday since I was busy dealing with a flat tire since 5:30 yesterday until just now at 3:30 today at Yukon Yamaha. The longer version will […]

  • Day 2: The Wilderness Begins

    Day 2: The Wilderness Begins

    Another uneventful day, if a bit more lonely. 460 miles, says the GPS. That GPS unit handily connects to the bike’s computer, so I can reference all of the information […]