Trip of a Lifetime - Alaska, here we come!
After dinner last night, we got quite a thunder storm in New Hazelton. When we left this morning, the roads were mostly wet, and there was still some fairly thick fog as we made our way into Smithers for coffee/breakfast at the local Tim Horton’s.
We then headed to the local HD shop for a poker chip. Matilda was in
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Day 26 - New Hazelton, BC to Prince George, BC
July 09, 2019
After dinner last night, we got quite a thunder storm in New Hazelton. When we left this morning, the roads were mostly wet, and there was still some fairly thick fog as we made our way into Smithers for coffee/breakfast at the local Tim Horton’s.
We then headed to the local HD shop for a poker chip. Matilda was in
a spending mood, so she decided she was get herself a fancy, dancy new water pump while we were there. While we waited for Matilda to get done, we met some interesting people that were travelling through and had encountered some bike problems. A group of 3 ladies that had ridden from Dallas, Texas to Hyder, AK and were heading back home for some tight deadlines, a fellow from the Yukon that has to bring his bike all the way to the shop in Smithers to get service, as it’s the closest one to home for him!
Once Matilda was done her shopping, we headed out on the Yellowhead Highway (AB16) all the way to our destination for the day, the Prince Motel in Prince George, BC. The Yellowhead is a nice road to ride, and although there is a bit of traffic on it, it really isn’t too bad, as it winds through numerous hills, valleys and lakes in BC’s logging and farming countryside.
Our wildlife viewing today included watching a fairly large bear scoot across the highway in front of us - it seemed to be scared off by the train passing along the track that runs parallel to the highway, and a few deer that just casually watched us drive by.
We made a stop for a quick bite in Vanderhoof – the geographical centre of British Columbia – before making our way into Prince George for the night.
For the day, we logged a total of 448 kms for a total to date on the trip of 13,088 km
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Pre-Trip Stuff
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Planned Trip routing
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Day 1 - St Thomas. ON to St Ignace, MI
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Day 2 - St Ignace, MI to Copper Harbor, MI
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Day 3 - Copper Harbor, MI to Grand Rapids, MN
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Day 4 - Grand Rapids, MN to Minot, ND
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Day 5 - Minot, ND to Malta, MT
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Day 6 - Malta, MT to Choteau, MT
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Day 7 - Choteau, MT to Mossleigh, AB
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Day 8 - Mossleigh, AB to Canmore, AB
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Day 9 - Canmore, AB to Hinton, AB
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Day 10 - Hinton, AB to Dawson Creek, BC
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Day 11 - Dawson Creek, BC to Fort Nelson, BC
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Day 12 - Fort Nelson, BC to Watson Lake, YT
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Day 13 - Watson Lake, YT to Whitehorse, YR
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Day 14 – Whitehorse, YT to Dawson City, YT
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Day 15 – Dawson City, YT to Tok, AK
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Day 16 – Tok, AK to Valdez, AK
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Day 17 – Valdez, AK to Whittier, AK
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Day 18 - Whittier, AK to Homer, AK
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Day 19 – Homer, AK to Bird Creek, AK
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Day 20 – Bird Creek, AK to Palmer, AK
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Day 21 - Palmer, AK to Anderson, AK
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Day 22 - Anderson, AK to Tok, AK
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Day 23 - Tok, AK to Whitehorse, YT
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Day 24 - Whitehorse, YT to Dease Lake, BC
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Day 25 - Dease Lake, BC to New Hazelton, BC
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Day 26 - New Hazelton, BC to Prince George, BC
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Day 27 - Prince George, BC to Entwistle, AB
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Day 28 – Entwistle, AB to Red Deer, AB
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Day 29 – Red Deer, AB to Drumheller, AB
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Day 30 - Drumheller, AB to Regina, SK
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Day 31 - Regina, SK to Steinbach, MB
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Day 32 - Steinbach, MB to Duluth, MN
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Day 33 – Duluth, MN to Sturgeon Bay, WI
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Day 34 – Sturgeon Bay, WI to St Ignace, MI
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Day 35 – St Ignace, MI to St Thomas, ON
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The Final Chapter
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