I've been around a while and posted a fair number of long-form ride reports in 'old school' style - pics and narrative. I tried something new a few months ago with a pilot effort at a video report, from a short trip I took earlier this summer. So, here's a more ambitious effort. The first of what will be a four-part video report from a 2018 ride up north. A bit dated, but with borders closed this will hopefully fill a bit of the vacuum for 2020. Part 1: Minnesota to Watson Lake YT Best played with sound enabled. Here's a time log breakdown: 0:00 - 2:45 - Title, packing, Great Plains, and starring credits 2:45 - 5:22 - Icefields Pkwy, Hwy 16 to base of Stewart--Cassiar Hwy 5:22 - 8:08 - Bear Glacier, Stewart BC, and road to Salmon Glacier 8:08 - 10:53 - Stewart-Cassiar Hwy to Yukon border
Beautiful adventure and the scenery is the main reason I ride, thank you for posting this.. The borders are closed, but there is plenty to view here in BC, I am looking at doing a summer trip to all the popular ghost towns and abandoned mines across BC and just waiting for warmer weather.. Safe travels..
A really excellent video! I look forward to the next installment. I lived for a few years on Holmes Ave in Mpls, a couple blocks from the uptown area. I hope things have settled down around there since last summer. I remember my years there with great fondness.
Thanks for the kind words @BCroamer and @Tomaso . This had dropped off my radar so grateful for the bump. Part 2 - Watson Lake to Eagle Plains. If you're here for scenery shots, don't miss the Dempster Hwy / Tombstone section: 0:00 - 4:10 - Watson Lake and Alaska Highway 4:10 - 6:04 - Whitehorse 6:04 - 8:34 - Klondike Highway from Whitehorse to Dawson 8:34 - 10:13 - Dawson City 10:13 - 11:37 - Sourtoe Cocktail 11:37 - 16:01 - Dempster Highway / Tombstone Territorial Park 16:01 - 18:12 - Eagle Plains
I am enjoying the videos. Nicely done. One of the signs I loved riding north was this one, as you would approach a steel bridge crossing and you captured one in your video:
Glad you liked it! Same here on planning to head back this year - emphasis on the "hopefully" with borders and such.
Nice and you say you are looking at heading back..?? I used to live in Inuvik and have been looking at going all the way to Tuktoyaktuk.. Its the lack of gas from Hwy 5 turn off station to the co-op in Fort Mcpherson and I am just not a big fan of carrying gas, my only option was to purchase a tank in Dawson, fill it up to get me to Mcpherson, then Tuk and return, then give my gas tank to someone.. I do have a small 2.5ltr tank on my Trekker cases, but would not help here, maybe along the trip.. Thank you again for posting this, the drone shots are incredible..
Glad you're enjoying it! More nice drone footage coming up soon. They sell fuel at Eagle Plains, well before Ft McPherson, so about 245 miles from the Hwy 2 intersection. I made it without auxiliary fuel on a standard '05 1200GS several years ago. For me, riding the Dempster as the fall colors are out is just incomparable. I imagine living in Inuvik, particularly if you went through a winter, was quite a trip!
