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A taste of the Dalton Highway
“The James W. Dalton Highway, usually Dalton Highway (Alaska Route 11) is a 414-mile[1] (667 km) road in Alaska. It begins at the Elliott Highway, north of Fairbanks, and ends at Deadhorse near the Arctic Ocean and the Prudhoe Bay oil fields. Once called the North Slope Haul Road (a name by which it is still sometimes known), it was built as a supply road to support the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System in 1974. It is named for James Dalton, a lifelong Alaskan and an engineer who supervised construction of the Distant Early Warning Line in Alaska and, as an expert in Arctic engineering, served as consultant in early oil exploration in northern Alaska.[2]“
On the way in we stayed at Wiseman and on the way out we made it from Deadhorse to Fairbanks in one day. 800 KM we rode and it was worth!
Going home the long way!
Today we go home for real but not before we ride some of BC’s finest back roads. Will take us about 8 hours to get home but we don’t mind. The threat of rain seems to have past and now I see the good white fluffy clouds and blue sky. Hopefully we arrive home in the sun rather the way we left, in the pouring rain.
Hope to get some good pictures along the way so many of you can get a feel for our Province, British Columbia which is a very beautiful place to live and explore.
Sunset at Loon Bay
August 10th 2011
Female Bald Eagle gets a fish
From July 24th 2011 we watched an eagle steal a fish from a seagull the beach at Homer Spit
Thunderstorm at Loon Bay – August 10th 2011
More Videos on the Videos page!
Riding the Tigers for 200 KM off road no Luggage!
Thompson Pass from July 27th, 2011
August 9th 2011–LOON BAY
Sunrise over Loon Bay, not that great the sky was too clear.
Nice morning but got a little rain in the afternoon. I took a walk up the street to get my morning coffee while Cheryl slept in. We really had no plans today except to ride and explore a bit, and we did.
We headed towards Wells Gray on this road that turned into a really fun off road adventure to Canim Lake.
We shot some video but that will have to wait until we get home.
Quite rocky this 100 KM road was. 
Took us around many lakes. There are many little and large lakes up here with camping type resorts.
Got some photos of Cheryl coming up the road
It was hot today. over 30 C or 90 F. We loosened up the jackets and opened all the vents. The Traverse suit works really well when you are up on the pegs.
Bikes back to be dusty and dirty again which meant we would need to stop in 100 Mile House at the local KTM shop and get some chain cleaner and lube. We ran out.
The bikes felt so LIGHT with the panniers off. Completely different feel to them. We only got to ride a little over 500 KM without luggage so the weight is all we know until today. These Tigers are really fun to ride with just the rider. Although they are still heavy bikes, we both felt they were as nibble as can be on all these rocks, sand, clay and hard pack roads.
Quite a bit of active logging in this region and signs to warn you about trucks.
Motorcycles love this crap.
Have no idea why this fake girl is up on this roof. Forgot to ask the owner of the little store we stopped in for pop and ice cream. What does this mean?
Heading back to Loon Bay via 100 Mile House
Got our chain cleaning stuff, after getting gas we did the deed. The chains are back to being clean and shiny with lube once again. Maybe Triumph should make this bike with a shaft?
Our little canoe trip out on the lake we took before dinner.
Loons make a lot of noise at night for some reason but they are sure good looking birds.
Yesterday and today I thought I could hear juvie Bald Eagles calling out. Sure enough on the canoe we found the nest, saw two juvies branching, calling out and we spotted both adults not far away from the nest.
The other adult was on the other side of the Bay
Cool boat. we think the operator must have made it. Pretty quick little thing it even made a wake.
So, leisurely day we had, took the bikes out for a fun ride for over 200 KM today. Got out on the lake, saw some wild life, Cheryl found a Geocache nearby, ate dinner, having smores and hanging out by the fire.
Tomorrow we are leaving our little sanctuary and most likely will spend one more night out and then home.
