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August 8, 2014
Day 20 - Beaver Creek, YT to Watson Lake, YT (Thr 8/7/14)
Above: My tent at Discovery Yukon Lodging just south of Beaver Creek, in the Yukon Territory of Canada.
Additional photos in the Extended Entry.
(Thr 8/7/14)
Update: I am alive and well and resting peacefully in the Air Force Lodge at Watson Lake, Yukon Territory, on the Alaska (ALCAN) Highway.
Starting Odometer: 21,370
Ending Odometer: 21,910
Miles Driven Today: 540
Miles Driven This Trip: 7.257
Here's a map of roughly where I drove today.
I'm riding with my good friend Ben again today. We were trying to meet up yesterday. He went to Valdez while I was getting my bike repaired in Fairbanks. We tried texting, but the coverage is so spotty. So, we both ended up crossing into Canada last night, but not certain where the other was. This morning, I get up and leave the commune late...at about 10:30 a.m. I'm driving down the ALCAN Highway, and I'm not sure if Ben is ahead of me or behind me. But I sort of guess he's ahead of me, so I speed up, and I come up behind this motorcycle. Dude has panniers, a black helmet...orange jacket. Riding about the same speed as Ben. And I'm like...could that be him?
I speed up, and sure enough, it's Ben. Rolling down the ALCAN Highway. Who else?
He got a late start also, for some reason. And had spent the night in Beaver Creek. By chance, we ran into each other on a road that's 1,500 miles long. Pretty funny.
So, we rode together all day. Ended up driving 520 miles. Tomorrow, we take the Cassier Highway south to Kitwanga, B.C.
Photos in the Extended Entry.
Above: My tent at Discovery Yukon Lodging just south of Beaver Creek, in the Yukon Territory of Canada.
Above: View from the Alaska (ALCAN) Highway, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Above: View from the Alaska (ALCAN) Highway, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Above: Destruction Bay from the Alaska (ALCAN) Highway, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Above: Destruction Bay from the Alaska (ALCAN) Highway, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Above: Destruction Bay from the Alaska (ALCAN) Highway, Yukon Territory, Canada.
Above: Land Train at the transportation museum in Whitehorse, Yukon Terrority, Canada.
Posted by Rob Kiser on August 8, 2014 at 12:53 AM
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