Jul
28
2011
Details of the trip: Distance Traveled: 9347 Kilometres (5808 miles) Approximate Cost of Fuel: $450-500 dollars (fuel is very expensive up North) Lodging Costs (Camping and Hotels): approx. $1,100-1,300 Number of Days on the Road: 17 (15 on the bike) Lowest Temperature: 0 Celcius (Destruction Bay, YT – sleet and snow-like conditions) Warmest Temperature: 24 [...]
Tags: accessories, end of Prairies to Permafrost, end of trip, raging success, safe advice, summary
Aug
23
2010
Distance: 669.1 Kilometres Low Temp.: 8 celcius High Temp.: 14 celcius (for a few minutes around New Denver, BC) Time on the bike: 7:45am-7:30pm. The final day of the trip. While I had planned to take the highway 3 ride home it turns out I missed the ferry. I literally rode up to the port [...]
Tags: end of trip, homeward run, traffic delays
Jul
27
2009
Distance: 628 kilometres Temperature: Low 24 (Start of day) / High 30 (Tonasket onward) Riding Time: 7:30am-5:30pm The trip has come full-circle. This is the bookend to what has been a terrific riding adventure. It’s somewhat fitting that the journey ends where it basically began with the VFR meet. It’s also nice to have one [...]
Tags: back to BC, end of trip, nelson, wenatchee