Whitehorse after a day with almost no rain!

Today looked hit or miss on rain, but luckily we dodged around most rain clouds. It was not a warm day and we did have to go through 35 Kms of torn up  highway. (See the cold and muddy crew in the pictures).

It was a long ride today, but through some gorgeous scenery. Destruction bay is one cool place. 

Tomorrow's forecast is rain all day, so we've booked in another day here and the kids are pumped. Hopefully the weather turns around so we can enjoy the riding a little more. 

Have a good evening,

Stew. 

Dirty bikes

Nice tan lines for bizarro Zorro!

Great view at Destruction Bay. 

Back in Tok

So, no ferry for us, we headed back inland towards Tok. The forecast said partly cloudy with chance of light rain. What it really meant was hard rain for most of the day. We were all tired and cold when we got here tonight. 

Sorry, no pictures today. 

Stew. 

Anchorage Alaska

Crappy rainy day today. Everyone was soaked by the time we hit Anchorage. The rain was hard and steady for 4 of the 4-1/2 hours today. 😫. And some tempers flared because of the rain and general bike stuff. 😤

Tomorrow is supposed to be no rain, but I am not counting on it. Day 9 of the trip and we have had 2 no rain days, and one of those days was a short one, so we could go into Denali National Park, which nobody but me enjoyed (and maybe Jada a little).

I will try to get us on the ferry down to Prince Rupert, but I think there is only a 5% chance of getting on with no reservations. The website is booking late September now and does not have an Anchorage (Whittier actually) to Prince Rupert as an option. 

Sooo, that means heading back to Tok on a new road and then on to Whitehorse again on a road where we know that there is about 75km of construction. Then South to Prince George BC. Then South to the Okanagan to see some friends and take a break from driving. We should get there on the weekend if things go well. 

For a positive note, here is a picture of our hotel last night. It was a very pretty place. 

Our babies need a good bath (too much rain and mud)!

Stew. 

Denali National Park

We drive 3 hours South of Fairbanks to Denali Park and took an 8 hour return trip bus ride to look at animals and scenery. Anchorage tomorrow. 

We saw 7-8 grizzly bears, 2 moose, 12 or so Caribou and some partridge. Here are some select pictures. 

Fairbanks Alaska

Sorry this post is late. We got into Fairbanks early Friday, but stopped in at North Pole Alaska to see Santa and his reindeer. Cool place, but no room for Christmas stuff. 

We walked around Fairbanks until we found a restaurant looking over the river. Nice place. 

TYFN,

Stew

Into Alaska!

We headed out of Whitehorse this morning with grey skies, but no signs of rain. About an hour in the rain came again. Oh well, we are getting pretty good at putting on our rain gear. 

There was about 50 km of construction on muddy roads with big pot holes. Our bikes desperately need baths to get all the mud off. 

The scenery once we got through the construction was really cool, but the clouds covering the mountains really don't make the pictures turn out right. Doesn't Brandon look cool in his bright orange rain gear?

We stopped at the border to Alaska to take some pictures. The border is in the middle of miles and miles of swamp. It kind of looks like the fens that Frodo goes through to get to Mordor. Really creepy. 

We are in Tok Alaska for the night. Nice rustic place, but such crappy service at the restaurant. After supper, we bought some American beer and played some family cards. Brandon was in a really giddy mood. Lots of laughs all around😆. 

Let's hope for no rain tomorrow!

Stew. 

First time in the Yukon.

We started in the rain again, but after 1/2 hour it let up and the rest of the day was great. The road was nice and the scenery was awesome!  There was a herd of woodland bison that walked by our hotel.  By the time I got ready for a picture, just one was left though. 

We stopped for lunch at Teslin for some really crappy food and really crappy service. The view coming into Teslin was beautiful though. 

Then back on the road and really enjoying it, until my stomach started acting up. About 75 km from Whitehorse, I had to pull over and head for the bush for a toilet break. I am sure the Ham in my salad was bad and was the cause of the violent diarrhea. This has happened to Karen a few times in the past, but I usually have a cast iron stomach. The whole family laughed and laughed. It is always funnier when it happens to dad😖. 

We finally got into Whitehorse and found a nice hotel for the night. After a quick clean up, we walked a few blocks to a highly recommended restaurant called Yukon Salmon and Ribs. We had to wait about 30 minutes to get in. 

Jada had Elk Stroganoff and Brandon had Reindeer Stew. I stuck with Salmon and Ribs and Karen had Pasta. The food was pretty good but took forever. The waitress was nice and gave us free desert though. 

We are heading further North this morning to try to get through some construction that is supposed to take 3 hours to get through. We want to get through without rain and today looks like the day to do it. 

Fingers crossed!

Stew.