Posts by Jim Trachta

Day 26… Today started at the UPS store, I mailed home 40 lbs of gifts, souveniers and stuff we didn’t need… Really lightened the bike and was a good move. Then we rode from Great Falls MT to Cody WY, passing through Yellowstone National Park. Long day but lots of great sites. In Yellowstone, Old…

Day 25… Rode from Canmore/ Banff to Great Falls MT. Sadly, Our last stop at Tim Horton’s… then onto the Border and back in the USA !! Visited Glacier National Park. So very beautiful… Had to ride 45 miles on a freshly oiled road, not very fun. After a long day in the saddle we…

Day 24… Tourist day and rest day… We rode to Lake Louise and Banff… once again, pictures don’t show how beautiful this area is… even with a light mist in the air and smoke from the Jasper fires the sites are great. Nice dinner at a local place where the food was very good… We…

Day 23… First day up here that Gina rode with us and stopped at her first of many Tim Horton’s. She liked it very much. We rode from Edmonton to Canmore AB/ Banff NP. Great location and so many beautiful sites to see… everywhere you look is a picture. We are staying right outside the…

Day 22… We rode from Dawson Creek BC to Edmonton AB… saw the big beaver again and a lot of buffalo… In the flat area we had a lot of strong wind. Tonight great things happen, Gina flew up from New Jersey and will be with us for the rest of the trip. Gina has…

Day 21… Rode from Toad River BC to Dawson Creek BC… short day, only 400 miles… Not much to report, more great roads though the Canadian Rockies.. We rode through the “wash out” that has been on the news so much… no big deal, they almost have all the work completed… As for now it’s…

Day 20. Rode from Whitehorse to Toad River BC…. 604 mile day, another 12 plus hrs in the saddle… Great roads to ride on but you really can only do about 60 MPH and with all the road work, it really slows you down. At Watson Lake we got to put up our signs !!!…

Day 19… Rode from North Pole AK to Whitehorse YT.. Started off in the rain, stopped after an hour or so, then cooled down to 52.. 622 miles, 12.5 hrs in the saddle… Not much to report, just a lot of miles.

Day 18, Rode from Coldfoot Camp back to North Pole AK… Good to be back on the grid with internet. Today the weather was clear and warm. The roads were ok, not great. Thankfully crossing the Yukon River was easy as the wooden deck bridge was dry !! In Alaska there are two seasons, winter…

Day 17, Well it stopped raining but the road still sucked big time… Rode from Prudhoe Bay to Coldfoot Camp. The construction site were so bad in parts we had to “duck walk” the bikes so we would not lay them down… this was not a fun ride at all. Temps started out at 44…