Anyone interested in riding to Inuvik, NWT next Summer?

fjmartin · 08-13-2018, 02:01 PM

Things for you to research:

Cassiar and Stewart highways (37 and 37A) in BC are awesome and you'll see lots of bears and other wildlife

Salmon Glacier in Hyder, AK is beautiful
The Bus in Hyder has the best Halibut in the world
Telegraph Creek is a cool ride out with an awesome view of the gorge. 80 miles dirt each way but in great condition if dry
Dawson is a cool town
Ride out to Eagle, AK is a great dirt road. We ended up in large herds of Caribou.

40 mile town site in the Yukon is awesome but a more primitive dirt road and you have to walk a mile after riding in so not molested like easy to access sites are. Was a gold mining town. Worth the walk though!

Don't ride the Dempster unless its been dry for a few days and the forecast says it will stay that way! Make sure the ferries at Peel and McKenzie Rivers are running!
If you decide to go to Tuktoyaktuk, ask to leave your luggage at the hotel in Inuvik so it's an easier ride up and back.

Alcan is an OK highway but not great. Might see Bison though!

Watson Lake is a good stop to see the signpost forest
The Icefields Parkway in Alberta is worth riding through. Gorgous! Stay outside of Jasper or Banff or the hotels will be stupid expensive.
Revelstoke to Nakusp to New Denver to Kaslo to Balfour to Kootenay Bay to Creston is some of the best motorcycling roads I've ever been on. Tight, Twisty, Views, free small ferries to cross the lakes...awesome
The more north you get the less capable they are of forecasting the weather! Best bet is about 48 hours of semi-accuracy. If there is above a 10% chance of rain...it will rain.
After riding any of the dirt roads with Calcium Carbonate (Telegraph Creek, Dempster), get to a car wash and clean up the bikes. That stuff is like concrete AND it will eat your bike (oxidation and corrosion).
Before going on your trip, coat your entire bike (Except grips and seat) with ACF-50. Watch YouTube videos on how people do it. It will help keep your bike from coming back looking "vintage"!

08-13-2018, 02:01 PM	#14
fjmartin Join Date: Sep 2016 Location: Redmond, WA. Posts: 534	Things for you to research: Cassiar and Stewart highways (37 and 37A) in BC are awesome and you'll see lots of bears and other wildlife Salmon Glacier in Hyder, AK is beautiful The Bus in Hyder has the best Halibut in the world Telegraph Creek is a cool ride out with an awesome view of the gorge. 80 miles dirt each way but in great condition if dry Dawson is a cool town Ride out to Eagle, AK is a great dirt road. We ended up in large herds of Caribou. 40 mile town site in the Yukon is awesome but a more primitive dirt road and you have to walk a mile after riding in so not molested like easy to access sites are. Was a gold mining town. Worth the walk though! Don't ride the Dempster unless its been dry for a few days and the forecast says it will stay that way! Make sure the ferries at Peel and McKenzie Rivers are running! If you decide to go to Tuktoyaktuk, ask to leave your luggage at the hotel in Inuvik so it's an easier ride up and back. Alcan is an OK highway but not great. Might see Bison though! Watson Lake is a good stop to see the signpost forest The Icefields Parkway in Alberta is worth riding through. Gorgous! Stay outside of Jasper or Banff or the hotels will be stupid expensive. Revelstoke to Nakusp to New Denver to Kaslo to Balfour to Kootenay Bay to Creston is some of the best motorcycling roads I've ever been on. Tight, Twisty, Views, free small ferries to cross the lakes...awesome The more north you get the less capable they are of forecasting the weather! Best bet is about 48 hours of semi-accuracy. If there is above a 10% chance of rain...it will rain. After riding any of the dirt roads with Calcium Carbonate (Telegraph Creek, Dempster), get to a car wash and clean up the bikes. That stuff is like concrete AND it will eat your bike (oxidation and corrosion). Before going on your trip, coat your entire bike (Except grips and seat) with ACF-50. Watch YouTube videos on how people do it. It will help keep your bike from coming back looking "vintage"! __________________ 2017 BMW F800GS Adventure
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