Blogs from Dawson City, Yukon, Canada, North America - page 7

hallo ihr lieben, haben eben mit erschrecken feststellen müssen, dass ihr nun fast drei wochen auf diesen eintrag warten musstet...die zeit vergeht wie im fluge. hier erst einmal das neueste: wir kommen wieder nach hause, und zwar am 22. november! also, man sieht sich schon bald wieder. seit dem letzten bericht haben wir mal wieder viel erlebt. den alaska highway sind wir von fort nelson aus noch bis watson lake im yukon territory gefahren. danach haben wir dann einen weit abenteuerlicheren weg gewählt, und zwar den campbell highway, der bis carmacks geht. dieser sogenannte highway ist eigentlich mehr eine schotterpiste, die bei uns nicht einmal als feldweg durchgehen würde. unsere umgebung dort bestand mal wieder aus bäumen, seen und flüssen und wir haben uns viel zeit gelassen und an schönen plätzen übernachtet. die farbe des bullis ... read more

We left Whitehorse on Monday morning in a steady rain, and the temperature was only about +8. The rain would last all the way to Pelly Crossing, about 300 kilometers. At times the clouds were right down to highway level. Needless to say, the visibility was poor and we didn't see too much scenery other than the forests along side of the road. It has been interesting at least to see how the trees are becoming smaller as we travel north. Given the extend of the rain, I managed to stay mostly dry, with the exception of my feet. My new motorcycle boots that I purchased for this trip have proven anything but waterproof. I am going to go in search of solutions to deal with this - perhaps some kind of overshoe or something. One ... read more

North Pole We left Fairbanks and headed southeast to the North Pole. No not THE North Pole but the town in Alaska named North Pole. Of course there is a Christmas theme to the town. We noticed even a welding company had gigantic candy canes as part of the entrance to the company. Items that are mailed from this town are postmarked “North Pole.” Delta Junction This was our next stop. We took pictures by the marker for the end of the Alaska Highway, so now we have a picture at each end. We had planned to have dinner at a restaurant outside of DJ on the way to Tok, but it was closed. Being self contained we made our own dinner at a scenic pullout. On our drive we saw moose. Once there was ... read more