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We made it to the Yukon Territories
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I just heard from Danner. They have made it safely to the Yukon Territories in Canada and are planning to stay two days at Whitehorse. As Dick said, "I need a day off!!" I have been very surprised at their brisk pace. They have been on just gravel roads for the last few days. The poor road conditions really deteriorated with unrelenting rain. Dick dropped his bike again and Danner's slid sideways when he tried to go uphill in the mud. Only minor damage to the bikes, the riders are fine.
They have been camping a lot since the few motels available are over $100 per night. These are not fancy hotels, something along the lines of a Motel 6. I haven't received any photos yet because Danner doesn't have Internet access but he assures me that the scenery is wonderful and they are having fun.
They crossed over into Canada in Montana and went through Calgary, Banff, Jasper National Park, then into British Columbia, Prince George and spent last night at Dease Lake. Tonight they are in Whitehorse, Yukon Territories, CA.
ADDENDUM:
Day 10 and 11, Sunday and Monday, 19-20 Aug, Dease Lake, BC to Whitehorse, Yukon
Off again on the Cassiar. We intercepted the Alcan highway near Watson Lake and could pick up speed. The Alcan is amazing when you consider its length and location. There was an excellent show about it on Discovery. Dick found the Robert Service Campground in Whitehorse for our two day stay. We each had to get a $16/night site. They were lovely, with a river, and nice bath. Dick found a city swimming pool with bubbles. He was happy. Whitehorse is a nice city with everything we needed. We did laundry (which had wireless free Internet) hit Starbucks and WalMart. We did some relaxing and took a boat ride up the Yukon river. Lots of airplanes on floats and an airport with airline service. It was nice to be back in civilization.
  
Pretty pictures above
Dickie after eating wild berries, then all recovered.
 
Day 12, Tuesday, 21 Aug, Whitehorse, Yukon Territory to Tok, Alaska
Finally off to Alaska, we crossed the border at Port Alcan. All of our border crossings were easy. We never got checked for anything. Arriving at Tok early, we had a nice dinner at Fast Eddies Restraunt. The Sourdough Campground was excellent at $6/night, complete with live music, pancake breakfast, and tent sites covered in wood shavings and sawdust.
  
 
Day 13, Wed, 22 Aug, Tok to Fairbanks
This was an easy day of riding. We set up camp at the River's Edge RV Campground early in the day. We will stay two days in Fairbanks. More later.
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Whitehorse (reply)
Aug 22, 2007 22:21 EST by cmw38
We were in Whitehorse on 9 Aug. We saw lots of Bikers on the ALCAN highway. The Tour Bus drivers called them Grizzly Bear snacks.
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