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Motorcycling to Alaska
Posted on 6/19/12 at 9:24 pm
Posted on 6/19/12 at 9:24 pm
Five of us are riding our motorcycles to and around Alaska next week. We have 3 KLR650s and 2 BMW G650GS dual sport bikes. I think we're pretty well outfitted for the trip and have our route planned out like this:
-Through Banff and Jasper NP in Canada
-then up to Anchorage on the Alaskan Highway
-Back through Juneau and Vancouver via the bikes and a couple ferries
Any suggestions for activities or sightseeing during the trip? So far we are planning a couple of scuba dives in Resurrection Bay around Seward and a whale watching tour. I'd like to do some salmon fishing if anybody can suggest a good guide. Also, some glacier climbing. We have a cabin in Denali for a couple days too.
-Through Banff and Jasper NP in Canada
-then up to Anchorage on the Alaskan Highway
-Back through Juneau and Vancouver via the bikes and a couple ferries
Any suggestions for activities or sightseeing during the trip? So far we are planning a couple of scuba dives in Resurrection Bay around Seward and a whale watching tour. I'd like to do some salmon fishing if anybody can suggest a good guide. Also, some glacier climbing. We have a cabin in Denali for a couple days too.
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Posted on 6/19/12 at 9:48 pm to mohalk
no suggestions here, sounds like a hell of a trip. where are you starting off from
Posted on 6/19/12 at 9:51 pm to 318Tiger Fan
We are trailering the bikes to Kalispell MT and starting from there. Trying get the long interstate part out of the way as fast as possible. We'll probably put at least 5000 miles on the bikes by the time we get back.
Posted on 6/19/12 at 9:54 pm to mohalk
good luck
take a ton of pics
what made yall decide to do this?
take a ton of pics
what made yall decide to do this?
Posted on 6/19/12 at 9:57 pm to mohalk
whats yalls starting place
Posted on 6/19/12 at 10:08 pm to HeadBusta4LSU
We're actually starting from Baton Rouge, carrying the bikes on a trailer up to MT, then going. Same on the way back.
I got into motorcycling last year with my girlfriend. When I was shopping around for a bike, I couldn't decide what kind I wanted (cruiser, street bike, dirt bike, etc) so I got a KLR, which doesn't do anything great but does a everything adequately. When I researched it, I kept hearing about how it's the perfect bike for going to Alaska or around the world. So we started planning something last year.
It really came together last October when we rode the Blue Ridge Parkway and mountains for 1500 miles. I said we should do a big Alaska trip and noone backed down! So here we are. Trip of a lifetime and it worked out that everybody could swing it. I know I won't ever be able to pull off 4 weeks of motorcycling in the middle of the summer again, especially in my line of work.
I got into motorcycling last year with my girlfriend. When I was shopping around for a bike, I couldn't decide what kind I wanted (cruiser, street bike, dirt bike, etc) so I got a KLR, which doesn't do anything great but does a everything adequately. When I researched it, I kept hearing about how it's the perfect bike for going to Alaska or around the world. So we started planning something last year.
It really came together last October when we rode the Blue Ridge Parkway and mountains for 1500 miles. I said we should do a big Alaska trip and noone backed down! So here we are. Trip of a lifetime and it worked out that everybody could swing it. I know I won't ever be able to pull off 4 weeks of motorcycling in the middle of the summer again, especially in my line of work.
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:52 am to mohalk
Isn't the G650GS a single cylinder bike? That's just crazy talk.
Posted on 6/20/12 at 1:19 am to mohalk
i suggest just taking a day and exploring banff. i know it may be in the beginning of your trip, but thats hands down the most beautiful place i have ever been to
i went in the winter and once in the summer
this is what i got to explore in the summer
i went in the winter and once in the summer
this is what i got to explore in the summer
This post was edited on 6/20/12 at 1:25 am
Posted on 6/20/12 at 4:01 am to mohalk
When you coming through SE? Taking the ferry back to Bellingham? Riding the AK highway is a trip, an awesome adventure. Stop at Liard Hot Springs near the BC/Yukon border.
I have been all over all of the routes you will be taking. You are in for one hell of an adventure....
I have been all over all of the routes you will be taking. You are in for one hell of an adventure....
This post was edited on 6/20/12 at 10:30 am
Posted on 6/20/12 at 6:01 am to RogerTheShrubber
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Stop at Liard Hot Springs
Best place on the Alaska Highway. Make reservations in advance at the campground or show up early, the place fills up every day in the summer.
Bring a sign for the Signpost Forest at Watson Lake.
If you have the time go up via Dawson City and the Top of the World Highway. It takes a few extra days though and the road can be pretty rough but I thought it was worth it.
Do a flight of Denali from Talkeetna. There is a coupon book for Alaska that is worth buying:
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It was for us anyway. We used the 2/1 for the flight out of Talkeetna and 2/1 for a boat tour out of Seward. Both were great.
Be prepared for rain, mud, and high prices for everything. It will probably also be the best trip you'll ever take.
Posted on 6/20/12 at 6:56 am to mohalk
Its a better ride in January, but thats just me.
Posted on 6/20/12 at 8:30 am to mohalk
where are ya starting from?? That's a haul if your in the South... take a helicopter ride to a glacier. Salmon fishing. trout fishing off the bank of a river was awesome for us. we were fishing next to grizzly bears! very calm and never bothered/got close to us and we some very cool action pictures of them
Posted on 6/20/12 at 8:44 am to ShakeyTurtle
My uncle and cousin rode to canada and back. Thinking of that just makes me want to shot myself. YOur trip sounds like a blast though. Good luck
Posted on 6/20/12 at 10:14 am to Tigris
I remember the signpost forest in Watson Lake. First sign I saw was from Bossier City....
Posted on 6/20/12 at 10:18 am to mohalk
quote:
Also, some glacier climbing.
You are gonna want a guide for this. Easily done from Seward via the Exit Glacier or Juneau from several points. Other options too, but these offer the easiest access.
In JNU, hike West Glacier and visit the ice caves. You can access the caves and glacier from the trial. It isn't something you will find on the average tourist agenda.
This post was edited on 6/20/12 at 10:48 am
Posted on 6/20/12 at 11:48 am to RogerTheShrubber
quote:wish my friend from Anchorage had told me about this when I visited
In JNU, hike West Glacier and visit the ice caves. You can access the caves and glacier from the trial. It isn't something you will find on the average tourist agenda.
Posted on 6/20/12 at 12:24 pm to Neauxla
quote:
wish my friend from Anchorage had told me about this when I visited
There are some ice caves on the harding icefield out of Seward, on the Kenai but not as accessible as the ones near Juneau. Some of the glaciers in Kenai Fjords have ice caves you can kayak through.
Posted on 6/20/12 at 10:59 pm to RogerTheShrubber
quote:Kinda like the Prop Stop?
Stop at Liard Hot Springs near the BC/Yukon border.
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