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A couple of days of freezing rain and winter cabin fever motivated me to do a ride report about an epic journey I took in the month of June. I figured now would be the perfect time to share the tale. I will do an installment mostly by days. I kept a journal, took 450 photos and over 7 hours of video. Editing the video proved time consuming. I will share the feature length movie at the conclusion of this report.
Follow along on this solo, adventure touring, motorcycle trip from Fort Worth, Texas with a loop through Alaska and ultimately to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada on the Arctic Ocean. I rode a 2017 Husqvarna 701 Enduro that I selected specifically for this trip. The plan included as much gravel/dirt/forest road as possible. The total trip took 29 days. The total miles were 10,129 with nearly 3,000 of those miles being gravel/dirt/forest road. A few of the major dirt roads include; Forest Trunk Rd 40 in Alberta, The Denali Highway, Petersville Rd, Top of The World Highway, in Alaska, the Dempster Highway including the, newly opened for this year, additional 100 miles from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, and the Campbell Highway in Yukon and Northwest Territories. Also traveled the length of the paved Cassiar Highway in British Columbia eventually passed through Jasper and Banff National Parks. Map link:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1TnhvJxzCYK2cdwUjZx2F16DHBBmV6WK9&ll=55.04123787228226,-124.12179900000001&z=4
https://share.garmin.com/EdHess You have to hit the "View All Tracks" button.
June 1, 2018 Friday 08:44 pm
1601-1699 W Spruce St, Dodge City, KS 67801, USA | 90°F
473 miles today. 87degrees by 9:00am, 98-100 all afternoon. Hot day in the heartland. Took a room in Dodge City KN. Tried several places with no rooms. Ended up at a rundown motel 6. I was very happy to get out of the heat.
Little head shake induced by windshield at about 95 passing a couple trucks this morning. Later I put the shield down to lowest position. Did the ton smoothly.
Kickstand is not working very well. Hard to get bike to stand secure or stable. Hard to get on and off on un-level terrain. It is not a perfect world.
Order tires from Fortnine in Canada. Shipping to Dawson City $110. Ouch!! Supposed to be delivered June 13-15. I hope so.
Follow along on this solo, adventure touring, motorcycle trip from Fort Worth, Texas with a loop through Alaska and ultimately to Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, Canada on the Arctic Ocean. I rode a 2017 Husqvarna 701 Enduro that I selected specifically for this trip. The plan included as much gravel/dirt/forest road as possible. The total trip took 29 days. The total miles were 10,129 with nearly 3,000 of those miles being gravel/dirt/forest road. A few of the major dirt roads include; Forest Trunk Rd 40 in Alberta, The Denali Highway, Petersville Rd, Top of The World Highway, in Alaska, the Dempster Highway including the, newly opened for this year, additional 100 miles from Inuvik to Tuktoyaktuk, and the Campbell Highway in Yukon and Northwest Territories. Also traveled the length of the paved Cassiar Highway in British Columbia eventually passed through Jasper and Banff National Parks. Map link:
https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1TnhvJxzCYK2cdwUjZx2F16DHBBmV6WK9&ll=55.04123787228226,-124.12179900000001&z=4
https://share.garmin.com/EdHess You have to hit the "View All Tracks" button.
June 1, 2018 Friday 08:44 pm
1601-1699 W Spruce St, Dodge City, KS 67801, USA | 90°F
473 miles today. 87degrees by 9:00am, 98-100 all afternoon. Hot day in the heartland. Took a room in Dodge City KN. Tried several places with no rooms. Ended up at a rundown motel 6. I was very happy to get out of the heat.
Little head shake induced by windshield at about 95 passing a couple trucks this morning. Later I put the shield down to lowest position. Did the ton smoothly.
Kickstand is not working very well. Hard to get bike to stand secure or stable. Hard to get on and off on un-level terrain. It is not a perfect world.
Order tires from Fortnine in Canada. Shipping to Dawson City $110. Ouch!! Supposed to be delivered June 13-15. I hope so.
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