The same goes for capturing shots of the scenery, which I basically completely missed the first two days.  My only solace is that I will pass through that area again on my way back to catch the ferry and hopefully the weather will be as bright and clear as it was during my first pass through, as evidenced by my unflattering squint in the photo above!


The ride from dusty, desolate Haines Junction to Tok was not nearly as scenic as that the previous day.  Nor was the first 170 or so miles from Tok to Anchorage. There was plenty of damaged roadway and road under construction almost the entire length of the route from just before Haines Junction to 150 miles from Anchorage.  The winter weather wreaks havoc on the roads up here.  Summer is the only time for repairs. 


In this part of Canada it appears that they work on miles of roadway at a time, so it is quite common to ride through grated and gravely road for rather long distances.  In this part of America it seems that they more selectively repair patches 20-30 feet in length at a time, fairly widespread, such that you are regularly crossing fresh and packed gravel stretches.  Between those and uneven surfaces, a motorcyclist has to ride particularly aware of road conditions.



I rode alone from Tok to Anchorage, so the third day I was able to capture a few more images, including the two above and the two below.  From 130 miles out of Anchorage (especially the first 85 of these miles) the landscape is marvelous!  My pictures don't at all do justice to what I saw on this ride, so I'm hoping I can improve upon these on my way to Valdez later this week, then again next weekend on my way back across the Yukon and British Columbia to catch the ferry back to Washington from Haines.


The photo directly above includes a fantastic glacier that winds its way between the peaks and ends abruptly as pictured above. 

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Day 202 & 203---On a boat all day!  Day 204---152.2 miles traveled, 3 hours and 5 minutes of moving time, 49.2 miles per hour average moving time, 1 hour and 13 minutes stopped time, 35.4 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 73.3 miles per hour.  Day 205---319.1 miles traveled, 6 hours and 57 minutes of moving time, 45.8 miles per hour average moving time, 2 hour and 25 minutes stopped time, 34 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 74.7 miles per hour.  Day 206---299.7 miles traveled, 5 hours and 14 minutes of moving time, 57.3 miles per hour average moving time, 1 hour and 39 minutes stopped time, 43.5 miles per hour overall average, and a max speed of 95.1 miles per hour.  Day 207, 208, 209---Cycle maintenance & rest.