Roads & Routing

Proposed Routing

I. Stage One

• ATL to Billings, MT
• Total Est. Distance: 2094.01 mile
• Planned tire change at the Kawasaki shop

II. Stage Two

• Billings to Dawson Creek, British Columbia (that's in Canada for you gerography buffs)
• Total Est. Distance: 871.36 miles
• Why go to Dawson Creek?, Because that is where the Alaska Highway begins (formerly called the ALCAN Hwy)

III. Stage Three

• Dawson Creek, BC to Fairbanks, AK
• Total Est. Distance: 1461.83 miles
• Technicallythe Alaska Hwy is now paved. However, 10% is under constructio at any one time and the rumor has it is 150 miles of rough sledding. That is why I'm riding the KLR and not the Harley. I can stand to dump a $4000 motorcycle alot easier than a $22K scoot.

IV. Stage Four

• Fairbanks to Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay)
• Total Est. Distance: 498 miles
• There is only one road: the Dalton Hwy, also known as the Haul Road
• There is no pavement north of Fairbanks - the weather is too sever and the thermal shifts breakup anything permanent. This is where the KLR payoff is recognzed - 1000 miles of dirt road traveled mostly by semi trucks supplying the pipline activities (moose, bear, et al)

V. Return Trip: Prudhoe Bay to Edmonton - via Cassiar & Yellowhead Hwy

• Deadhorse to Coldfoot 239 mi
• Coldfoot to Fairbanks 259 mi
• Fairbanks to Delta Junction 98 mi
• Delta Junction to Watson Lake 764 mi
• Cassiar Hwy, Hwy 37: Watson Lake to Yellowhead Hwy Junction 450 mi
• Yellowhead Hwy, Hwy 16: Cassiar Hwy Junction to Prince George, BC 298 mi
• Prince George, BC to Edmonton, Alberta 454 mi
• Total 2,562 mi