June 21 R.B.T. Top of the World Highway Day 4

Dawson to Fairbanks… via “Top of the World Highway”
We do breakfast and are joined by Greg’s girlfriend (90 year old Lila Peach from Kitchener Waterloo) who is visiting with her son, a Lawyer from Whitehorse. Great gal we enjoyed her company. Fuel up and Red Bull up and we’re off.

The line up for the Ferry is Big. And the ferry can only take 1 – 2 RV’s per trip the line up of RV’s is at least a ½ kilometer long… we stroll up to the front of the line and cruze directly on board… zip across the Yukon River and away we go… road soon turns to gravel… these R 1200 Adventures are the ticket… fast… comfortable… versatile… and sexy… Greg’s is any way. He get’s all the chicks (Lila).

We stop for a photo opp and the old guy (me) tips over getting back on the highway… Damage report … dented right side pannier and broken bracket for the right side hand grip… Darn it… Press forward and get to a side road and take it for a short distance to see where it goes. Off into the hinter land … This is BIG country… it really is breathtaking…

We get to the Border and cross with no incident take some pictures and before you can say “Bob’s your uncle” we’re in Alaska… on a gravel road “living the dream”. The US portion of the Road has a little more loose stuff and is a little more difficult to get up confidence on. We get to Chicken Alaska and stop for some more Red Bull, chat it up with the proprietor and continue … This is Big country.

Fill up … body (food) bike (premium gas) and mind (Red Bull) at Tok Junction. Off to Fairbanks where we encounter a road where the soul was engineered right out of it. No curves … no up and down… literally straight for so many miles that I just wanted to shoot my self to speed up the dying process. We get to Delta Junction and take on a Gallon of Red Bull so we can continue to Fairbanks. Road to Fairbanks is great, we get some strong rain for 15 minutes and before we know it we’ve found a Motel and some food and we’re down for the count.