Thursday, October 21, 2010

Maine






Acadia National Park. Coastline, Bar Harbor view from Cadillac mountain, Thunder hole and sand beach.

Monday, October 11, 2010

Atlantic Provinces






Stewiackes claim to fame is that it is halfway between the equator and the north pole, represented by a giant mastodon. Worlds longest covered bridge in New Brunswick. The Lighthouse, and some shots from the North East coast.

Thursday, September 30, 2010

Worlds largest...






Worlds largest Canadian goose in Wawa, Ontario sculpted in stainless steel. Rolls Royce in Steinbach, the Mennonites are known for their fair dealings so it's a popular place to buy a used car. Mac the moose and a Snowbird jet in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. Worlds largest teepee in Medicine hat, AB. Beaver lodge naturalists announced in April that they've located a beaver dam so big that it can be seen from space. The beaver mega-metropolis is nearly half a mile long, almost the length of nine football fields.

Sunday, September 19, 2010

Trans Canada highway







Heading East across the trans Canada highway. Buffalo, Caribou, Black bear, Moose everywhere. Folded mountain in the Canadian Rockies

Monday, September 13, 2010

Dawson












Ferry ride across the Yukon river and It's Dawson and Diamond tooth Gerties. She differentiated herself from Klondike Kate by having a diamond wedged between her front teeth. Lots of History all around town. Some of the buildings have been updated and many are in the process of falling over. Cabins of Robert Service and Jack London

Thursday, September 2, 2010

Chicken, Alaska






Chicken, population 17, was named because the locals were so grateful for the abundance of ptarmigan in the area but could not agree on the spelling so they named the town Chicken. One of the few active gold mining towns remaining from the gold rush. Great book "Tisha" written about, and co-authored by, Anne Hobbes who was a teacher in Chicken in the late 20's. Downtown Chicken, the saloon fires off a cannon at 6pm signalling its open for business. Thought this was a great shot of a rainbow with the Pedro gold dredge below. There is actually gold at the end of this rainbow. Top of the world highway, from the forty mile to Dawson

Valdez, Alaska






Valdez, Alaska murals painted on downtown business'. Trail of the whispering giants woodcarving, by Peter "wolf" Toth. He created the sculpture of chief Wasatch located at 5001 State street in Murray as well as in all 50 states. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Wolf_Toth. Canoeing at the base of Valdez glacier. Great camping spot on a small lake with Mt. Wrangell in the background. Horsetail waterfall

Friday, August 20, 2010

Wrangell - St. Elias National park







The largest national park in the United States by area, covering over 13 million acres. Nine of the 16 highest peaks on U.S. soil are located in the park, along with North America's largest subpolar icefield, glaciers, rivers, an active volcano, and the historic Kennecott copper mines. rode the motorcycle down a 60 mile dirt road, built on top of the old railroad tracks, into the park where they were holding their annual music festival. A bunch of people hiked to the "toe" of boot glacier and pitched their tents.

Friday, August 6, 2010

Prudhoe Bay









Dalton Highway 414 miles of dirt road that begins 80 miles North of Fairbanks and ends in the oilfields of Prudhoe Bay. The most Northern Highway is one of the few highways where you cover three distinct types of terrain. Boreal forest, The highest mountain pass in the state known as Atigun pass, and Arctic tundra. The first stop is Yukon river for fuel and then another 60 miles to the Arctic circle. Close up of the pipeline, and Coldfoot. The town named for gold miners who got cold feet when winter approached and left the area. Have to fill up here and carry an extra gas can because there are no services for 240 miles to Deadhorse. Post office in the town of Wiseman. Finally after dodging semi trucks and trying to keep the bike up through the loose gravel sections I finally reach Prudhoe Bay. Definitely one of the most amazing rides and experiences I have ever had. 4 days and 850 miles of remote, beautiful backcountry later I am back in Fairbanks.