From left to right - Sylvan, Myself, Aaron, & Bill.  We were all on our way to Alaska, so we decided to split a campsite have some dinner and swap some stories.

Updating my website and showing my pictures to the guys.

Aaron from Wisconsin - a chain smoking, guitar playing young man who has some real talent. 

The gorge outside of Whitehorse.

 

The bridge over the gorge outside of Whitehorse.

The town of Dawson City.  I spent two days here at the Hostel across the Yukon.  A really great little town.  If you ever come this far you have to stop and take a look.

(Panoramic)

Taking the ferry across the Yukon River at Dawson City.  The ferry here is run by the Canadian government it's  free and runs 24 hours a day.

This is where we stayed at Dawson City. Across the Yukon at the Dawson City rustic hostile.  You had the choice of shared dorm rooms or camping - no electricity, no running water.

The bathhouse had one large drum of hot water (fueled by a wood-burning stove) and one large drum of cold water and lots of buckets for mixing.  The kitchens were also all wood-burning stoves or open campfires.  And, yes there were plenty of outhouses.

This is a view of the common room, cooking and dining area.  I would recommend this place to everyone if you are going to Dawson City. 

Here we met Marco (Finland) and Oliver (Germany/Now Canadian).  Two really good guys and world travelers.

Dawson City had many bikers and a lot of GS riders.  The tiger-striped BMW is Bob's from Texas.  Now I never met Bob from Texas but Bob's legend is growing.  

Yukon Bob, the man who can't escape his wife.

The Paddlewheeler Keno - Beached in Dawson City on purpose it serves as a relic of the great paddlewheel era in the Yukon.

Some interesting items around the town of Dawson City.

Front Street - Dawson city.  It still has wooden walkways and feels like you should be walking down the middle of the street with your six shooters.

Some people taking the Dawson City Tour.

After Dawson City we take the Top Of The World Highway into Alaska. 

Another milestone, arriving in Alaska via my trusty BMW 1150GS Adventure.

A shot of the Top Of The World Highway - Miles and miles of dirt road.

  

The first 'city' you arrive at on the US side of the Top Of The World Highway - Chicken, Alaska.  This is the entire city - gift shop, liqueur store, bar and restaurant (with free internet).

Finally, a Moose.  For such large animals they sure are skittish.  As soon as you make the slightest sound they run away.

Fairbanks, Alaska - Where I say goodbye to my riding partner, Sylvain (hopefully we will meet again at the motorcycle rally in Houston, Alaska).

I get new tires and an oil change at the BMW shop in Fairbanks - Trail's End BMW.  Yes, this is the BMW shop in Fairbanks, Alaska.  This place is run and operated by George, a really great guy.  If you are a serious BMW rider you have to stop by and see George's shop.

Working on my motorcycle at Trail's End BMW in Fairbanks Alaska.

Switching tires and an oil change.