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| Most of my trip through Washington was along the
Columbia River |
There was a long line at the Canadian border |
Newlyweds Mike and Jordan invited me for a beer |
I stopped at lots of rest areas |
Mile zero of the Alcan Highway in Dawson Creek |
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| The Alcan Highway was mostly well-maintained asphalt |
It wound across mountains and through valleys |
North of Fort Nelson there were wild sheep |
I stopped at Liard Hot Springs |
Herds of buffalo were along the road |
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| Into the Yukon |
Sign posts at Williams Lake |
I left a Longhorn momento |
When I camped rough I played old guy music on my mp3
player to scare off the bears |
Paddle boats came up the river below |
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| I chatted with a solar car team at Pelly Crossing.
They were on their way to Inuvik |
The highway crosses the Yukon River by ferry at
Dawson City |
The Top of the World Highway was a little muddy |
Doug and Darren (from Corvallis) treated everyone in
Chicken to fresh crab legs. |
I talked with a group of riders was from
California |
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| My old tire was showing several inches of cord |
George had a large selection of tires |
Here's a typical stretch of gravel road on the way to
Deadhorse |
At the Arctic Circle |
I stopped at Coldfoot Camp |
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| I shared the road with trucks |
and other riders |
The road cuts through the tundra |
Mickey set up his tent near mine. He's done a
trip of 10,000 miles in ten days reaching all 49 states. |
The End of the Road |
