2010 Yukon Solo Motorcycle Trip

These pages describe a solo motorcycle trip I took in July/August of 2010, from my home just south of Spokane Valley, Washington, USA to Canada's Yukon. I got as far north as about 100 miles below the Arctic Circle (road washed out there) and as far east as the Alaska border (road washed out there too). The plan was for a big loop, returning through Alaska and down the Stewart-Cassiar highway, but it was closed by a forest fire.

Other than the fact that three of the major roads I'd planned were closed when I was there, I had a great trip. Got reaquainted with an old friend, met a couple new ones, and experienced a bunch of new-to-me roads. The bike worked great, and I had a wonderful time. It is, after all, more about the journey than the destination...

This page has maps of my approximate route, links to day-by-day narratives with photos (the underlined dates are links), some numbers about the trip, and some shots that I think might make good screen backgrounds.

 

My Route North


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My Route Home


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Sunday
July 18

Spokane Valley, WA to Radium Hot Springs, BC

Monday
July 19

Radium Hot Springs, BC to Hinton, AB

Tuesday
July 20

Hinton, BC to Dawson Creek, BC

Wednesday
July 21

Dawson Creek, BC to Ft. Nelson, BC

Thursday
July 22

Ft. Nelson, BC to Watson Lake, YT

Friday
July 23

Watson Lake, YT to Whitehorse, YT

Saturday
July 24

Whitehorse, YT to Dawson City, YT

Sunday
July 25

Dawson City, YT to washed out road...

Monday
July 26

Dawson City, YT to Alaska

Tuesday
July 27

Dawson City, YT to Whitehorse, YT

Wednesday
July 28

Whitehorse, YT to Watson Lake, YT

Thursday
July 29

Watson Lake, to Hwy 37 (closed by forest fire)

Friday
July 30

Watson Lake, YT to Ft. Nelson, BC

Saturday
July 31

Ft. Nelson, BC to Chetwynd, BC

Sunday
August 1

Chetwynd, BC to Williams Lake, BC

Monday
August 2

Williams Lake, BC to Kelowna, BC

Tuesday
August 3

Kelowna, BC to Spokane Valley, WA


By the Numbers

A chart of Interesting numbers...

Numbers of things I saw, miles I rode, photos I took and various counts of things I took notice of on my trip.


Big Shots

Desktop and Screen Saver Photos

Click on a thumbnail below to get a really large version of the photo suitable for a desktop background or screen saver. Although I claim a copyright on the photos, I give you permission to use any of these photos for personal use. Just don't publish them, give them away, or try to sell them.

Copyright © 2010, by H. Marc Lewis. All rights reserved.