motorcycle · Alaska & Yukon, USA
Alaska 2017 — Dalton to Prudhoe & Top of the World
Eleven days and roughly 3,000 miles across Alaska and the Yukon. The hard line was north from Fairbanks on the Dalton, over Atigun Pass to Prudhoe Bay and the Arctic Ocean. The long way home ran through Dawson City, the Denali Highway, and Denali National…
Dates: June 24 – July 4, 2017 · Difficulty: advanced · Tags: motorcycle, alaska, dalton-highway, prudhoe-bay, yukon, dawson-city, denali, arctic, gravel
Northbound
Don and Chris rode north from Fairbanks through the Brooks Range and Atigun Pass to Prudhoe Bay. Justin joined the Fairbanks to Prudhoe and back leg. Above Coldfoot, much of the route was gravel and there was little room for casual mistakes.
The Long Way Back
From the Dalton the route swung east through Delta Junction, Tok, and Chicken, then crossed the Top of the World Highway to Dawson City. It continued through Kluane country, across the Denali Highway and Denali National Park, before closing the loop in Fairbanks.