The days are blurring together, it is hard to remember what happened yesterday to catch you up to today. Yesterday I arrived in Dawson Creek and camped in the "Mile 0 RV Park." Dawson Creek is Mile Zero of the Alaska Highway. Another major milestone!
After spending the night last night in the hostel south of Jasper with that BMW GS rider (Sandy from Montana) we passed each other a time or two and he ended up staying here in the same town and the same RV park as I did. We talked some more last evening and this morning decided to ride together down to the "Mile Zero Monument" and get some pictures. After that we decided we would just ride together since we were going the same way with the same destination.
I didn't get a picture till this morning but here is the obligatory famous shot that everyone takes:
After spending the night last night in the hostel south of Jasper with that BMW GS rider (Sandy from Montana) we passed each other a time or two and he ended up staying here in the same town and the same RV park as I did. We talked some more last evening and this morning decided to ride together down to the "Mile Zero Monument" and get some pictures. After that we decided we would just ride together since we were going the same way with the same destination.
I didn't get a picture till this morning but here is the obligatory famous shot that everyone takes:
Then we rode about 400 miles thru more monotonous endless forest punctuated with a few nice curvy roads and some small towns. The last hour or two we rode thru a cold, constant rain. There were several bridges that had the metal mesh decks. If you didn't know, a motorcycle tire wanders back and forth on the metal mesh and constantly feels like it might fall. Add the fact that they were wet and very slippery made for a high pucker factor.
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| Dark clouds on the horizon, we won't miss them this time... |
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| Sandy's BMW GS (right), my Vstrom (red), and the bikes of the 2 brothers and a son (Jim, Steve, and Blake) at Toad River |
Sandy and I arrived in Toad River and decided to split a cabin and stay the night. Nice place, had a salmon burger for dinner. Felt good to sleep in a bed and get a good shower.
The next morning it was clear and in the mid-50's - very nice. We rode up to Liard ("LEE-yard") Hot Springs. I had read and heard about it and was looking forward to seeing it. We parked and walked about a quarter mile along a boardwalk over some marshy ground. There are changing rooms there to put shorts on. Then you ease yourself down into the very hot water and just relax. Man, that felt great! There were about a dozen various people there. Glad we stopped.
Then we continued up the highway and for the first time began to see some wildlife (I saw one bear a day or two ago). Well, today we saw 4 black bears, a grizzly, and 3 buffaloes beside the road. Amazing!
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| We thought this was a grizzly but later determined it was a cinnamon colored black bear |
Finally stopped today in Teslin Lake at an RV park and set up our tents. Rode about 380 miles today which is pretty good considering all the stops we made.
I would write more but the restaurant here at Teslin Lake is about to close so I need to publish this. It is now 11 pm here and it is still very light out. And TONS of mosquitoes! We have arrived in the land of mosquitoes!
Ok got to go!
Jerry
