I arrived at Alexis Lake this fall on September 9. It was my third time there this year, which must be a record. I was there for a while in the spring (see earlier blog), on my way home from my Alaska trip (another blog), and this trip. I stayed for a month, leaving on October 9th in a snowstorm. For the most part, the weather was great. A few cool mornings with a bit of frost, and lots of days up in the 20's, with the warmest day I had (October 1) was 28 degrees (Celsius of course). The first week I updated my solar energy system by adding two more panels, and I put up a pole (peeled log) as a mount for my amateur radio antenna. My other project planned for this trip ... read more

I can't really say much about Fairbanks. We arrived later in the day, checked into our Inn, and went for a salmon bake supper. We didn't get to see anything more than the road in and out of town and what was between our inn and the place we had supper. Denali too was a non-event. Once we got into the mountains, the clouds lowered and dumped rain. We arrived at our motel in a steady rain, and basically saw nothing other than the trees. There was no restaurant at the motel, and it was far from any others. They did have a supply of frozen foods for sale and a barbecue outside each room, so we cooked some steaks for supper. We arrived in Anchorage in sunny weather, and actually got out to see a ... read more

We arrived in Whitehorse after a days run from Watson Lake. The terrain was not as mountainous and scenic as the day before, but lots of lakes and rivers and beautiful nonetheless. The town of Whitehorse is rich in history from the gold rush days, and does a booming tourist induscry. As the weekend we are here corresponds with the summer solstice, it also attracts tourists to see the very long days. In fact, on the night of the solstice, we left Whitehorse on a motorcycle ride that didn't start until 11 PM, and we didn't return until nearly 2 AM - all in daylight. Whitehorse is a town of about 24,000 people and is the capital city of the Yukon territory. The main industries here are mining, tourism, and government. As a territory of Canada, ... read more

We left Edmonton on Sunday morning after meeting for breakfast on the Yellowhead highway on the way out of town. It was a cool morning, around 10 degrees, and threatening rain. We stopped in Whitecourt after about an hour and a half of riding for a bit of a break. There were some dark, threatening clouds to the north of us (the direction we were headed), so everyone put on their rain gear; it did not go unused. Shortly after leaving Whitecourt, it started raining, and rained off and on for the rest of the day. We arrived in Dawson Creek about 4:30, checked in, and relaxed a bit before hitting a pub for supper. After supper we rode downtown and walked around a bit. Dawson Creek has done a similar thing as Chemainus B.C. and ... read more