The arrival in Whitehorse, YT, Canada (12:45am EDT) marks the end of a long days ride from Fairbanks. It also presents a place to get some desperately needed rest, and a chance to get off the dark and treacherous road.
Monday, 19 May:
Headed out of Whitehorse around noon, 410 miles to a stop point at Dease Lake, BC, Canada (at what appears to be the Northway Motor Inn based on sat imagery).
Tuesday, 20 May:
11:15am EDT the team rolled out of Dease Lake, BC, Canada heading South toward Prince George, BC, Canada which is approx 600miles
Wednesday, 21 May:
1:00pm EDT after a good night at the Best Western in Prince George, BC, Canada Rich and Kurt put the gas to it and headed out for Vancouver. (As of 5:30pm EDT they were within 250miles of Vancouver...)
Sunday, May 18, 2008
Homeward Bound
It appears Rich and Kurt are on the move again. The latest GPS tracking shows that at 12:30pm EDT the two moving south out of Fairbanks at a good clip. At their current direction of travel and rate of speed they should reach Tok Alaska in just under 3 hours, and the Canadian, Yukon Territory border in just under 4 hours.
Update: 3:30pm EDT
Arrival in Tok Alaska, a quick fuel stop and back on the road.
Update: 8:30pm EDT
So far they have 8 hours of road time behind them, nearly to Whitehorse, YT, Canada
I suspect thats where they will put in for the night, definately a meal stop. It is possible however they may push thru to Watson Lake which is but a few hours further. Fort St. John, BC, Canada will be the crossroads for the two, by crossroads I mean they will decide to either run south to Vancouver, or continue southeast to Edmonton...
A straight run back from Fort St. John, Canada to Orlando would carry them south thru the Dakotas and on into Missouri, across the Appalachians and on into Florida. A run of 3,300 mi – about a 6 day ride.
However....
If they decide to drop south into Vancouver and my suspicions are correct, they will run down the coast to Los Angeles or perhaps even San Diego and take Interstate 10 across which would add only a day and a half to their ride back. An estimated 4,500 mi – about an 8 day ride.
To drive down the coast and not stop in Vegas would be sacrilege imho...
Update: 9:45pm
It appears they may have succumb to the allure of the Talbot Arm Motel in Destruction Bay, for a meal.
After all who could resist this!
Update: 11:20pm
After a brief stop in Haines Junction they are on the move again, rapidly approaching Whitehorse (approx 90 min away), which appears to be a preferred place to rest for the night.
Update: 3:30pm EDT
Arrival in Tok Alaska, a quick fuel stop and back on the road.
Update: 8:30pm EDT
So far they have 8 hours of road time behind them, nearly to Whitehorse, YT, Canada
I suspect thats where they will put in for the night, definately a meal stop. It is possible however they may push thru to Watson Lake which is but a few hours further. Fort St. John, BC, Canada will be the crossroads for the two, by crossroads I mean they will decide to either run south to Vancouver, or continue southeast to Edmonton...
A straight run back from Fort St. John, Canada to Orlando would carry them south thru the Dakotas and on into Missouri, across the Appalachians and on into Florida. A run of 3,300 mi – about a 6 day ride.
However....
If they decide to drop south into Vancouver and my suspicions are correct, they will run down the coast to Los Angeles or perhaps even San Diego and take Interstate 10 across which would add only a day and a half to their ride back. An estimated 4,500 mi – about an 8 day ride.
To drive down the coast and not stop in Vegas would be sacrilege imho...
Update: 9:45pm
It appears they may have succumb to the allure of the Talbot Arm Motel in Destruction Bay, for a meal.
After all who could resist this!
Update: 11:20pm
After a brief stop in Haines Junction they are on the move again, rapidly approaching Whitehorse (approx 90 min away), which appears to be a preferred place to rest for the night.
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