Alaska is the ultimate destination for many motorcycles riders and on this pages you will be able to follow my trip to that amazing place, first hand.
What did I pack before the trip - Click to see what I'm taking.
Bike preparation before the trip - Click to see the bike preparation.
Who are going on this trip - Click to see who are going with me.
| Day | Places planned (real) Click to go to the day page |
Distance planned (real) click for image map (or GPS map) |
Hours Riding planed (real) Click for real time map |
Motel / Camp | Observations |
| 07/04 - 01 | Home to Yreka ( ) |
700 ( ) |
12:00 ( ) |
Motel | I-5. Boring long road |
07/05 - 02 |
to Abbotsford, Canada ( ) |
630 ( ) |
11:00 ( ) |
Motel | I-5. Boring long road I have a friend who want's to have a cup of coffe with us near Fife, WA. I pick a restaurant there so we can stop for a quick rest. |
| 07/06 - 03 | to Burnes Lake, Canada ( ) |
577 ( ) |
13:00 ( ) |
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| 07/07 - 04 | to Yskut , Canada ( ) |
523 ( ) |
11:00 ( ) |
Visit to Haider and Salmon Glacier | |
| 07/08 - 05 | to Skagway , Canada ( ) |
547 ( ) |
13:00 ( ) |
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| 07/09 - 06 | to Dawson, Canada ( ) |
439 ( ) |
10:00 ( ) |
Maybe stop in Whitehorse for bike maintenance (tires, oil, etc) or if I can confirm tire changes in Dawson, we can do all there. | |
| 07/10 - 07 | to Fort McPherson, Canada ( ) |
483 ( ) |
12:00 ( ) |
Gravel road. Impassible if is raining | |
| 07/11 - 08 | to Dawson, Canada ( ) |
483 ( ) |
14:00 ( ) |
Back on the gravel road. Will be stuck there if a rain start | |
| 07/12 - 09 | Recovery day ( ) |
Visit to some nice places around Dawson | |||
| 07/13 - 10 | to Fairbanks ( ) |
391 ( ) |
10:00 ( ) |
Riding Top of The World highway and entering by north most border of USA. Gravel for about 120 miles |
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| 07/14 - 11 | to Coldfoot ( ) |
257 ( ) |
8:00 ( ) |
Camp there, before going to Deadhorse | |
| 07/15 - 12 | to Deadhorse ( ) |
242 ( ) |
9:00 ( ) |
Gravel all way up | |
| 07/16 - 13 | Deadhorse | Visit the ocean. Guided tour. Need reservations. | |||
| 07/17 - 14 | to Fairbanks ( ) |
498 ( ) |
18:00 ( ) |
Back on the gravel. Long day | |
| 07/18 - 15 | Fairbanks ( ) |
Rest day. | |||
| 07/19 - 16 | to Denali ( ) |
115 ( ) |
13:00 ( ) |
Visit Denali Park | |
| 07/20 - 17 | to Anchorage ( ) |
260 ( ) |
15:00 ( ) |
side trip to Willow Fishook Rd (gravel) | |
| 07/21 - 18 | to Homer ( ) |
260 ( ) |
12:00 ( ) |
Side trip to Whittier We may ride back to sleep in Anchorage again.(will be better) |
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| 07/22 - 19 | to Tok ( ) |
544 ( ) |
11:00 ( ) |
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| 07/23 - 20 | to Haines ( ) |
441 ( ) |
11:00 ( ) |
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| 07/24 - 21 | Ferry to Juneau | 83 ( ) |
4:30 | Ferry departs 9AM. need to be there 2 hours before. Arrives at 1:30PM same day Ride in Juneau where we will stay for 25 hours. I'm looking for ideas on what to do in Juneau. Please give me ideas. |
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| 07/25 - 22 | Ferry to Prince Ruppert | 391 ( ) |
46:00 2 nights |
Ferry departs 4:15PM. Need to be there 2 hours before. Arrives at 2:30PM on Tuesday.Reserving cabins for all of us. | |
| 07/26 - 23 | Day on Ferry | ||||
| 07/27 - 24 | Prince Ruppert | We may stay in Price Ruppert or start riding back home | |||
| 07/28 - 25 | to Prince George ( ) |
450 ( ) |
9:00 ( ) |
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| 07/29 - 26 | to Portland ( ) |
725 ( ) |
13:00 ( ) |
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| 07/30 - 27 | to Woodland ( ) |
565 ( ) |
10:00 ( ) |
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| 07/31 - 28 | Back home ( ) |
460 ( ) |
9:00 ( ) |
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| Total Miles | 9.590 | Plus ferry miles |
Important links:
Alaska Marine Highway (main page)- Schedule 2010 (pdf)