Post #5 - The Route

Great Map of Canada and Alaska

The rough plan for the route will tally about 8,000 miles, round trip.  I have altered my original route, since Audra will join me, so as not to require too many hours in the saddle each day.  We will need to average about 400 miles a day (8 hours of riding), which should give us plenty of time to enjoy the sights, experiences and people.  

Middle portion of the trip

From Colorado Springs we will head northwest, to the Wyoming-Idaho border, on our way to Coeur d’Alene.  We will briefly venture into Washington State, before crossing the border into British Columbia, Canada.  Roughly we will head due north to Prince George, catching the Cassiar Highway, which will intersect us with the Alaska Highway, close to the Yukon Territory border. 

Northern part of our trip

From Tok, we have decided to head south to Anchorage and then back up to Fairbanks. The next morning we will point back south, with Valdez in our sights, before heading back north for Chicken and down the Top of the World Highway to Dawson, YT.  The trip back home will include the south end of the Alaska Highway, Lake Louis, Banff, Glacier National Park and Yellowstone National Park.