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re: Some guy got divorced, lost his job, so he and a buddy got on their motorcycles
Posted on 9/14/14 at 9:53 pm to The Boat
Posted on 9/14/14 at 9:53 pm to The Boat
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Anyone confused by this caption? He had been talking about Alaska well before then.
He went to Skagway, a port 90 miles north of here The only way to get there by road is through the Yukon, and the only way to get back out is through the Yukon. Leave the Alaska Hwy (1) in Whitehorse YT, and drive the Klondike Hwy (2) to Skagway. They took the Cassier Hwy north from vancouver, which hits the Alaska Hwy near Watson Lake, YT
This post was edited on 9/14/14 at 10:21 pm
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Posted on 9/14/14 at 9:53 pm to TigerHam85
I enjoyed the heck out of that photo narrative of the trip north. 
Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:00 pm to Yewkindewit
Drive anywhere in Western Canada, it won't take you long to realize it a huge country.
Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:08 pm to weadjust
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Rush drummer Neil Peart took a break from the band after his daughter was killed in a car wreck and 10 months later his wife died of cancer. He told rest of the band he was going for a ride on his motorcycle to collect his thoughts.
He returned from his ride 2-3 years later and traveled 55,000 miles across North and South America.
He wrote a book about his journey.
Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:12 pm to TigerHam85
Sounds like a great trip. A guy, local to me, has ridden around the world a couple of times, all over Europe, and the Middle East. Interesting stories, for sure.
This post was edited on 9/14/14 at 10:13 pm
Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:16 pm to TigerHam85
Very cool
Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:16 pm to bgoodwin
Anybody interested in this kinda stuff, head over to the Ride Reports sub-forum on advrider.com, or just Google up RTWDoug.
Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:44 pm to TigerHam85
Id say this is a pretty awesome way to mourn... to him and an amazing journey.
to him and an amazing journey.Posted on 9/14/14 at 10:52 pm to soccerfüt
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Its a beautiful city, the most Asian North American city to be sure. The major roads sucketh though. There is no freeway as such. Try to get from the Airport to any point North of town, pack a lunch at the wrong time of day.
Vancouver is pretty awesome.
I'd recommend this trip to anyone, motorcycle or car. It's interesting to see how civilization changes as you get into northern BC, how the landscape and vegetation change. There are some really amazing places in N. America and you can see quite a few on this route. Kluane in the SW part of the Yukon is just unbelievably stunning. Do it when you can take some time and enjoy the ride, stop and see as much as you can. I've only done the Cassiar route once and it's worth every mile and in pretty good shape.
There's someone who posts occasionally who has done this by motorcycle, he's posted on the OB before.
This post was edited on 9/14/14 at 11:42 pm
Posted on 9/14/14 at 11:30 pm to Henry Jones Jr
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It's a cool trip but if he was going through a divorce and just lost his job, it's not very smart to be blowing that kind of money.
I'm sure he is deeply regretting going on that badass trip
Posted on 9/14/14 at 11:50 pm to TheIndulger
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I'm sure he is deeply regretting going on that badass trip
If he has no money to pay the bills I'm sure he will be. I hope that's not the case though.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 12:16 am to Henry Jones Jr
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If he has no money to pay the bills I'm sure he will be. I hope that's not the case though.
I'm sure he'll manage. Trips like that are rare, it's worth the experience.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:09 am to doublecutter
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He wrote a book about his journey.
Another book with the same theme is "Investment Biker", by Jim Rogers.
LINK
He rode from the UK to China coast, shipped the bike to Australia and crossed than continent the shipped to Southern tip of South American and rode from there to Alaska. 52 countries in 22 months.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:23 am to TigerHam85
From the looks of that, I need to find a wife, get divorced, and quit my job.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 1:34 am to TigerHam85
Did he bone Sarah? I bet he did, little small town Alaskan sloots.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 5:55 am to RogerTheShrubber
Such an awesome trip. I want to go back there and stay.
Posted on 9/15/14 at 6:07 am to Old Money
Did this trip up to the top without getting divorced. The mud/grime on Dalton is ridiculous, especially when you get behind a big truck. That suit I wore up there is still stained from it. This is a pretty easy trip now and lots of people do it on bikes every year.
Want to go around the world on the bike after I retire, if I get to retire.
My daughter on the way pretty much ended any hope of doing it before then...
Want to go around the world on the bike after I retire, if I get to retire.
My daughter on the way pretty much ended any hope of doing it before then...This post was edited on 9/15/14 at 6:11 am
Posted on 9/15/14 at 6:36 am to Dam Guide
Id love to be that free . I got a wife and kids so my only freedom is locking my self in the back bedroom and watching football . He and sarah 
. I got a wife and kids so my only freedom is locking my self in the back bedroom and watching football . He and sarah Posted on 9/15/14 at 6:43 am to FLObserver
Great photos and story. If you liked his story, I would recommend reading the advrider.com and expeditionportal.com forums. They are filled with stories like this.
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