After our great few days we headed off towards Yellowstone. ..via Dooley Mountain. A piece of trivia we have noted..in the US it is the name followed by lake /mountain etc whereas in NZ it is the reverse. This piece of road has 188 turns in 24km (15 miles). A lot of wildfire damage again … Continue reading John Day to Yellowstone. … water, snakes and flat tyres →

27-30 June A few months ago we checked out rallies in the US that might coincide with our travels. This one in John Day Oregon fit the bill nicely. Because we were staying 3 days we were able to shop, do our own breakfast and first nights dinner. We arrived on Thursday and the rally … Continue reading Chief Joseph Rally in Oregon →

27 June We left Portland quite early as we had been invited to visit with Deborah and Dave Kaechele who were also attending the rally we were headed to. Dave had a new back tyre that would fit our bike and the equipment to change it. They were only a half hr from where we … Continue reading Portland to John Day…Oregon in all its diversity →

26th June Several years ago I read a book about Meriwether Lewis and William Clark (more commonly known as Lewis and Clark). They were army officers and in 1803 were tasked with exploring the country west of the Mississippi, mapping it and finding a crossing to the Pacific Coast through the Rockies. They started in … Continue reading Fort Clatsop….Finally →

25th June One of the things we try to do on our trips is to avoid main highways as much as possible. ..today was no exception. We chose to take a couple of coastal loops. ..problem was even in beach towns there was a blooming great forest or a hike between us and the beach. … Continue reading Port Angeles to Long Beach, Washington →

24th June Just a short one today....left Campbell River in light cloud and warm Temps. We took the coast road as far as Nanaimo then the main highway to Victoria. Saw (technically) 2 deer, one on the side of the road split open and 1 grazing quite happily as vehicles whizzed past. The bike is … Continue reading A bit of maintenance and across the water to the USA →

22-23 June People pay a lot of money to cruise through the Inside Passage. ... GD hates wasting money + we had the bike so a ferry trip was perfect. In the planning stages there were lots of options. ..a cabin, a booked recliner chair in the flash lounge, pitch a tent on the deck … Continue reading Prince Rupert to Vancouver Island. …a trip through the Inside Passage →

18-21 June Left Skagway after lunch...into rain and cold. The road heads up over the same pass so on a good day there would be cool views. Spent the night in what had been a log sauna. Everything local was booked out and it was 3 hrs to the next town. The hut had a … Continue reading Skagway to Prince Rupert. ..Lots of no WiFi, wildlife and mosquitoes →

17- 18 June Skagway is a very historic town that plays up to that in every way for tourists. It is presented as the entry point to the Yukon for the Klondike gold rush, and it certainly was a major entry point. When we were in Haines, George was telling us about the trail out … Continue reading Haines – Skagway . ..history in abundance →

What should have been 2 days will turn into 4 but that's ok. Lynn and George have been great hosts. Yesterday we went down town to sort our ferry to Skagway. On Sunday it went at 7am and 1pm so we thought cool we'll get the early one and do a morning train tour then … Continue reading Haines….a few days of frustration and fun →