Day 8 A Day to Remember!

We departed Buckinghorse River this morning at approx. 9:30 am local time.

Make that 9:45 am.  Mick dropped his glasses back at the motel parking lot. 

After miles of rather boring scenery the previous few days, the scenery on the Alaska Highway’s second 430 miles is much more impressive.

Got it!!

Whoops!!

Just north of Ft. Nelson, I was turning around on the two lane highway and slipped off the shoulder.  I got cocky and was trying to make the turn too fast. 

I told Mick to take pictures first, then, see if I’m alright.  He never listens.

The bike came right up no problem.  There was no damage to the bike and I was not harmed, except for my ego.

Time to ride!

 

Animals

We observed many animals during the next few hours ride.  So many, we got tired of taking pictures and just started pointing at them.  Several times they were on the road and traffic was stopped or slowing down to avoid them.

Bears are omnivores – I guess this one is eating omni by the road

We saw over 2 dozen like this at the side of the road

Whoever is posting these signs, knows what their doing!







Also mountain sheep

After dodging lots of animals and a little rain . . .

. . . it was time for some relaxation.

Tropical climates in the Yukon!!!

 

Long walk over the hot marsh.

 

This was the “hot” end.

This was our cooler end  (Still Hot!).

No.  We did not ask someone to take our pictures in the water!

Air dried swimming suit!

 

And at the end of the day . . .

Riding into the sunset . . .

Today’s Stats:

Watson Lake, Yukon Arrival time:  9:34 pm local time

Riding Time:  8 Hrs.  10 Mins.

Today’s Miles:  435

Total Miles:  3488

Today’s MPG:  47.6

Today’s MPH:  55.1 (avg.)

Tomorrow’s Destination:  Whitehorse, Yukon.

274 Miles

Mick and Mc