Alaska Yukon North West Territory’s and Beyond

[sail_lots]

Have I got your attention?

I'm planning to the trip north. I don't know when, however, it will be, sometime before the end of September 2005.

I do prefer to travel after Labour Day, however to this will depend on a lot of stuff.

I'm considering different options. But I have not researched all.

So, if you have been there, done that and have interesting ideas, let me know.

If you're interested in coming along, let me know.

What I would like to do.

Grisly, Northern lights, Arctic Ocean, midnight sun and the great White North


John

 

[Hooligan]

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John,

You can either join us or we will let you have our detailed plans and pictures upon return. We are (at the moment) 8 bikes going inMay this year. (BC, Yukon, Alaska) (...and yes, I know it is early but it's before the bugs and tourists show up)

Send me a PM if you need more info.

:hb:

Willie

 

[Summitteer]

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sounds like a fantastic journey, I've got a book called the mile post, which does a detailed discription of most of the major highways up there, what there is in the popular towns, distances between gas stations, that type of thing. If you want, you can borrow that to help plan your trip.



Scott

 

[takeyurtime]

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Hi John...

Fred here in Surrey.

Sounds like a great time!

I did a ride to Yukon and Alaska 2 years ago and thinking of going again. - I havea few stories to tell.

Next trip there, I would consider catching a ferry to Haines or Skagway and head North from there.



..............................................................................................Freddy

 

[bmw rocke]

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Sounds like a great trip. I did the Alaska hwy to Fairbanks, down to Anchorage, and back home on the old "Cassiar" hwy a couple years ago. I went in the last week of August coming home on the Labour day long week end. You DON'T want to go any later than that.It was alwayscold and sometimes wet the whole trip andI had it snow on me in the Yukon along the B.C. border. Pay vary close attention to when you plan on going. You are a long way into nowhere and a bad snow storm could prove fatal instead of just inconvenient. I don't know about going in may either. I haven't been up that way in May but some of the mountain passes could be impassable to bikes. Just keep in mind that if you have a little bike trouble it is HUGE bike trouble in those places. I loved my trip and had a great time on some of the best riding roads I have ever seen. If you plan well and prepare you should have some great stories when you return. ROCKE

 

[Hooligan]

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We have a Yahoo discussion going, so any one interested can PM me with a e-mail address andI will invite them, serious enquiries only please...!

 

[The Scubbler]

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Hi. I've been off this site since last year, but immediately noticed this post on my return. I spent 6 summers roaming around the Yukon and Alaska and did the Dempster Highway a couple of times. I wouldn't head up in May, and would even think twice about August. I went up one year in late May. The lakes were just breaking up and it would have been miserably cold on a bike. Even if you go in July, the weather can be rotten for extended periods. But it can also be perfect, too. It's a northern climate and you takes your chances. All that said, it is a spectacular area to visit. The Dempster Highway is fantastic...but I drove a van with my bike on the back. I've been there in August and seen heavy snow. Even though the summer season is a little busier, it's a huge area and crowds are not an issue. It is nice to meet other travellers and also nice to have help should you need it. My back and neck are too far gone for me to ever try a ride up there, but I sure would like to ! I'd be pretty well prepared for cold and wet. It may not be necessary, but you won't be happy cold and wet for days. I would also consider taking the ferry up and riding back south...just to cancel the less interesting ride up to the threshold.

Steve

 

[sail_lots]

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Ok here is the plan

I will be in Inuvik on June 21 the longest day of the year



Here is the big question

You’re planning a 7000 km trip on your KLR 650

What spares would you take?

 

[islandswede]

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Willie,

Still going to Alaskain May? I might be interested in joing your group. Could you supply any additional info?

Rgds Lars

 

[Hooligan]

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May 14, 2005 I am out of here....

North East towards Dawson Creek then North West to Dawson City, the Dempster to the Arctic Circle, then back to Dawson, then Chicken Alaska, Fairbanks and North on The Denali to Deadhorse aka Prudhoe Bay. We return via the Alaska Hwy south to Whitehorse then the Casiar via Hazelton etc.

I now know of 4 different groups going around May, June and July.

What to pack, this is a bottomless pit....flogged to death. You can never take enough,therein lies the problem, alwaysrestrick luggage space, weight is your biggest enemy and always remember, shit will expand to fit the space available.

ADVRIDER.COM has numerousdiscussions on the subject.

First decide are you camping or doing motels? Get a bunch together, safety in numbers.

In short non bike specific, chain lube, inner tubes, patches, tools (double up tool use, every tool must have at least two uses/functions), pump, fusesetc. Silicone, JB Weld, extra patch glue etc.Flares and a couple lighters. Good small hachet for protection, chopping wood and use as hammer, grind the handle end smooth, it makes a good tyre lever (4 in 1). Be sure you have range on fuel, check distances and when in doubt filler up. GPS is handy but not a must, good maps is. Make sure your tyres will cope or check ahead for a supplier in Fairbanks etc. The internet is a great source for bike shopsenroute. If you have the extra $250 rent a Satphone from Irridium, worth it if you split it in 5 ....! Water, always take fresh water....or beer...lots! ....or Rum...!

A very wise man once said, and I quote "when indoubt take a handfull, the bigger the doubt the bigger the handfull"...!

Always burry lotsa beer, take a GPS loc. and let us know....!

Good luck on your adventures!

:hb:

 

[sail_lots]

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Well all my bags are packed it’s time to ride

I’m heading off to the great white north and the North Pole tomorrow

I will see you all at the dead zone

Well if I don’t get eaten by a bear ( polar grizzly or black)

 

[skidmark43]

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Have a great safe trip. Looking forward to stories & pics at the Dead Zone.

Mark

 

[sail_lots]

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Well I’m back and in one piece

I did not make it to Inuvik

Due to the MUD the mud was up to the axels

I will post pic’s and a Video as soon as I figure out how

Great trip and Planning to go again next year but

Next time in mid July

 

[sail_lots]

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[04klr]

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Bummer! I made it to Inuvik on June 3, no mud, no mozzies, 24c outside, shirt and shorts for three days, same for Tuktoyuktuk,bagged 13,600k, did the Dempster, Dalton (boring, except Atigan Pass), south Canol/Campbell hwy loop. Denali, Kenai penninsula, Haines/Skagway loop, Atlin, Cassiar (both ways), no mechanicals, no flats, enuf beer. A good ride. I'd do it again, dunno about July tho, the mozzies multiplied like mad by mid-June! myself I'd leave a tad earlier. cya.

 

[Hooligan]

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We also got to Prudhoe with no bugs in sight....May was not a bad idea except for the -16 at Prudhoe, riding on an iced up road added fun to the trip......Atigan was full of snow, looked great....no mud in sight, bits and pieces where they gradded the road but overall good....long way to go and not make the destination, that's sad.

:hb:

 

[RocketMan]

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just made it back from Inuvik the other day,gas was expensive at$1.23 a litre. but the conditions were really good and a set of brand new MT21S pirrellis cooked off the XR.Eagle plains had a bad forest fire,and a cop at FT.Mcpherson told me some dude on a beemer got a plane ride toYellowknife on the account of a broken neck:shock:.Mosquitos made for really shitty tenting,but well worth the ride.