Misguided Adventures
Ken and David's dualsport motorcycle trip to Alaska
August 10, 2016 - …...?
Whenever my best buddy Dave and I get together for lunch, part of the conversation usually touches on: “Ya know what we should do...?”. The ideas from that point are varied and many. I believe it was David who said during one of these conversations: “We should ride our bikes to Alaska”. He had an idea... That idea has been festering for a while and has finally become the framework for our trip.
Hyder Alaska is the southern most city in Alaska, located at the bottom of the panhandle, about 985 miles north of us. It really wouldn't be too daunting of a task to get there and it would still be a fantastic adventure. The idea has blossomed somewhat from there but as yet has somehow remained slightly out of focus. 
We should be departing on August 10th. At present, along with paying a visit to Hyder, we will continue north and west to Haines Alaska, about 1622 miles north of Seattle, at the top of the Chilkoot Inlet. The plan from there is to hop on the Alaska Ferry and jump off in Juneau to see our friend, Eric. We will catch another ferry there, after a day or two, and head to Ketchikan. We have some friends, Terry and Judy, spending the summer there on their boat. We'll again catch a ferry to Prince Rupert, British Columbia and wait for the Canadian Ferry to take us to Port Hardy at the north end of Vancouver Island. Heading south toward Victoria, BC we will find our way back to the mainland and ride on home. The length of time for this journey should be north of 2-weeks. It is open ended to allow for fantastic fishing and sightseeing, unscheduled ferry travels and whatever else may distract us.We'll be carrying a satellite tracker with us. If you'd like to check our progress, you can drop in at https://share.delorme.com/KenRussell2, and use the password: biketrip Who knows, it might just help us find our way back too.
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