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More Alaska highway stuff… there’s actually two ways ( well, by road….you can always take the ferry out of Bellingham, get a cabin and get off at Haines AK.)
But i digress! So , yeah, you can do the Alaska hwy. or, take the road less traveled and go up hwy 37 ( Steward-Cassiar Hwy.)
It’s MUCH more remote, less services, and longer between reliable fuel stops ( this one, yeah , pack extra gas … I used 4 1 litre aluminum camp fuel bottles so I can move the weight low and distribute better)
One thing about the Alaska Hwy is they keep the brush cut way back from the road in most places …. That way you see the moose of bison coming ….Hwy 37? Nope , forest comes right up the chip seal … so be on your toes
I’ve traveled lots on it , a bit on a KLR, but mostly in my or my partners truck ( I ran a 1996 bronco , full size, she , an ex German army 1990’w461 G wagon. ) when we were up there , sold the Bronco but we still run the old G wagon here down south .
It’s my preferred road , harder to get to , harder to run well, but honesty, I think the views are better as you are running down the range, whereas , on the Alaska, from mile 0 at Dawson Creek to Fort Nelson, about 500 miles North, you aren’t in mountains ( you can seen em off to the west though) . You don’t get into mountain riding till about mile 600 ish
Places to stay on the Alaska vary , you can boondock it, and there is the occasional motel not counting Fort St John and Ft Nelson ( towns … but resource towns . So book a room BEFORE you get into town in case of camp shift change )
THE Place to stay though, but a bit spendy , ( and soooo worth it !) is the Northern Rockies Lodge) Urs and Marianne are lovely hosts and it’s worth the stay . My partner and I stay there every time we go though
I’m happy to answer any northern bike travel questions you might have everyone!
Cheers !