Dave and I had just ridden into Anchorage, AK, soaked from our few days along the Kenai Peninsula. Our friends Kim and Joseph (2ridethewind.com) sent us a text to say their friend, Ronetta, a wildlife photographer they were staying with,...
Testing Out The F800 On The Denali Highway
With bike troubles behind us, I looked forward to testing out the F800 and what better place than exploring along the Denali Highway, a 217 km (135 mi) mostly-gravel road that leads from Paxson on the Richardson Highway to...
Breaking Up With My Bike
After the experience with my bike on the Dalton, I had a big decision to make; do I keep the Frakenbike and put thousands into fixing it up or invest in another bike? Dave and I arrived back in...
The G650GS Tries To Off Itself. Again.
Aug 12, 2016—The morning we left Chicken, Ak my bike would not start. We had to jump it a few times before it finally caught well enough to idle then it stalled three times just getting out of the...
Finding Inuvik and the Land of the Midnight Sun via the Dempster Highway
There is a saying in the north. Or at least there was when Dave said it: “If you can wait up until 2:00 a.m., you’ll see a gorgeous sunset. Wait another 45 minutes and you’ll see a gorgeous...
Keno. It’s not just a game.
I wonder if Keno the game was named after Keno, Yukon? I hope not; I’d hate for its namesake to remind more people of scratching a pencil over numbers on a slip of paper while chain-smoking in sketchy bars...
A day of summer in a Yukon week
I love the north and particularly the Yukon; the abundance of free food growing in the forest is intriguing, like low-bush cranberries, huge, fat blueberries and the mushrooms! I want to pick them but have no idea which of...
The Utah Backcountry Discovery Route
Of the places Dave and I have travelled on this trip so far, Utah is one of my favourites. I like to see contrast and diversity in life and Utah has it. I love when the desert merges into...
The Arizona Backcountry Discovery Route
After the Overland Expo Dave and I headed into the northern sections of the Arizona Backcountry Discovery Route (AZBDR). If you complete the AZBDR, you’ll have ridden 750 miles (1200 km) south to north from the Mexico to Utah...
The US of A
On May 13, Dave and I left Santiago, Chile around 9:00 p.m. on an American Airlines flight to Los Angeles, California. Our bikes had flown the day before as cargo on United Airlines. We would be reunited with them...