The Only Published Riding Video (so far)

July 8, 2013 A video of part of the Top of the World Highway. Reading the title of this post you could assume it was a short, relaxed ride to achieve our goal:  Alaska! If you check Spotwalla, you might see some really slow progress.  Let’s sum up the ride in as few words as…

I believe in ATGATT (All The Gear All The Time). If I ride 2 km to the store, it’s the same protective gear as I would wear riding 50km to work. Weather will dictate the base layers, gloves, what vents are open and whether I wear a cooling device around my neck. Outer Shell Klim…

This site was created to capture details of our “ride of a lifetime”. My brother and I will be heading to Alaska in late June 2013. Inspired by many things*, we figured it was a cool thing to do as we bookend a milestone birthday. No, we have never gone that far on our motorcycles….

This post contains some pictures of the bike “fully” loaded for the trip. Trial packing is essential but I assume we will refine as we go. I did notice that the lack of easy access storage (like a top box) is a bit of a pain. The tank bag is handy, but in the rain…

July 7, 2013 It seems that every hill we crest since we passed Fort Nelson reveals another vista that just makes you go “wow”. Today was also beautiful. The weather was great, the roads were usually good and there weren’t any metal grated bridges! We did encounter a significant number of really slow RVs. 90% of them…

July 14, 2013 Today was a beautiful day.  It was sunny, a nice temp @ 21 C and the roads were in great shape. We had throttle lock races.  Dendog wins in the uphill sections.  I assume this is because he is in his power-band and because his bike is 100 lbs lighter. It’s a…