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Alaska – Day 10 – Tok, Alaska

By on Jul 18, 2018 in Adventure & Travel | 1 comment

*This is the story of our journey from Whitehorse, YT to Tok, AK.* We got started that day at a decent hour, not too late and not too early. Pack up didn’t take too long which was nice. Our neighbors next to us were an older couple and the man would periodically come around and ask us questions about our trip and what we were doing. Turns out, he and his wife used to take trips like this when they were younger, and it brought back a lot of great memories for him. We ended up talking for about 15 minutes or so sharing stories of previous expeditions.  We both were on our way to the Arctic Ocean, except they were headed to Tuktoyaktuk and we were headed to Prudhoe Bay. A short aside: Em and I have talked about how neat it is that we can easily connect with the older generation. A lot of the older couples or individuals we meet usually have one of two responses when learning about...

Alaska – Day 9 – Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

By on Jul 5, 2018 in Adventure & Travel | 2 comments

*This is the story of our journey from Liard Hot Springs to Whitehorse, Yukon.* We woke up at a decent hour, but the sun was well into the sky by the time we were up. As we started to pack up, I couldn’t help but notice that our camping neighbor was up, and considering that he also had an adventure bike, I had no choice but to start talking with him to find out about his journey. Thirty minutes later and I was still learning about this guy and his life and where he was headed. He came down from Alaska and this was his first time taking a big trip on his adventure bike. I don’t remember all of the details that he shared, but he didn’t spare many and was friendly nonetheless. Didn’t hurt that the longer he talked, the more time it gave Emmy to pack everything up :p. Our conversation got cut short because it came time for me to actually help Emmy pack up, but...