Nancy picked us up at our hotel and brought us to their facility. One woman, one motorcycle, 20,000 miles across the americas by lois pryce, one man caravan by robe. Alaska motorcycle trips is a custom motorcycle sightseeing tour company located in anchorage, alaska. Please provide your information below to order your free guide. Request your free official state of alaska vacation planner. Had a completely fantastic experience with nancy and keith at alaska motorcycle adventures. Adventurous motorcyclists guide to alaska octane press. Book a rental with motoquest and receive a complimentary trip planning session with one of our guides to get the most out of your. The twoman team responsible for the book is an ideal pairing. I sit everynight glued reading this chapter by chapter, and exploring in mind already the places i plan to visit. Right now you can score a completely free alaska travel book. Alaska travel planner buy from amazon the 700page milepost is one of the most comprehensive guides to alaska out there, and its been an invaluable resource for visitors to the great state for more than 70 years now.
See photos, videos, trip ideas, suggestions from alaskans and more. The book you cant leave home without is the milepost, a mile by mile guide to all the roads and towns in alaska, the yukon, british columbia, alberta, and the northwest territories. Adventurous motorcyclists guide to alaska, klancher, lee. Also, all along the alaska highway theyre constantly doing repairs due to the frost damage. Do it also so that you will have a chance to visit towns and view scenery that you would have never seen from your motorcycle. Finally, there was an adjustment to change fees increasing the fees as the travel date approaches. Not a lot of people have enough time or days off paid or unpaid to make a. Discover the best alaska travel guides in best sellers.
Put one of the most knowledgeable motorcycle tour guides of alaska in your pocket with this witty, fun book that brings to life the best roads and offbeat destinations in the state. Adventure motorcyclists guide to alaska rakuten kobo. Guides include the latest attractions, things to do, where to eat, places to stay and more. Save time and money by using uship to connect with the best alaska motorcycle shipping companies. Dec 01, 2009 gregory fraziers alaska by motorcycle whitehorse press, 80053113 is an enticing read since its actually about bike travel. This colorful guide lists all the road routes in alaska with recommended dirt road excursions past mines, mountains and. The bmws we rented were spotless despite 15,000 miles of alaska roads.
Everything you need to know, offers veteran and novice motorcyclists advice on traveling the world by motorcycle from author dr. Riding my raider motorcycle along the alaskan highway, in the rain. There are a few other books youll encounter that are pertinent to the experience. Yes, i would like to receive additional canada and alaska travel information. Motoquest has been providing alaska motorcycle tours for over 20 years.
Alone to deadhorse a solo journey on the dalton highway. Get your free guide to plan your road trip to alaska. Legendary alaska trip planner and alaska travel guide to the highways, roads, ferries, lodgings, recreation, sightseeing attractions and services along the alaska highway to and within alaska, including alberta, british columbia, northwest territories and the yukon. Put one of the most knowledgable motorcycle tour guides in alaska in your pocket with this witty, fun book that brings to. Motorcycle travel books and dvds overland magazine. Testing in a motorcycle with a sidecar qualifies for an m3 only. Motoquest offers guided motorcycle tours around the world and motorcycle rentals in the west coast of the u. Backed by usergenerated feedback, these companies want to compete for your business, giving you the best price and best service.
The maximum miles driven each day is kept between 400 and 300 miles to minimize the riding fatigue and to maximize enjoyment. We saw over 30 bears, 10 or so whales, a handful of sea lions, puffins, porpoise, 3 moose, and 3 caribou. Renting contemporary bmw, honda, and kawasaki motorcycles since 1994. Planning a motorcycle trip from seattle to alaska, but it is the absolute essential guide, it seems. Planning your alaska vacation is a breeze with the free official anchorage visitor guide. Home only a week, she stumbles onto a plot to destroy the business. Adventurous motorcyclists guide to alaska by lee klancher. We recommend picking one of these up well in advance of your trip to help plan. Motoquest guides wear klim helmets, jackets, pants and gloves, and we outfit. However, i believe he should focus on his trips, and keep his writing to free online blogs instead of trying to make money from authoring books that he knows the. There is a wealth of books about travel to alaska, but one volume is vitally important to any motorcyclist researching the region. Alaska virgin air is a humorous mystery set in fairbanks, alaska. Alaska, blogs, travel this is a breakdown of how i prepared my bike and what i packed for a three week motorcycle trip to alaska. This 2,800mile north to alaska motorcycle tour on paved roads that starts in portland, oregon and travels through western canada to anchorage, alaska.
Currently i am going from alaska and the arctic circle to chile on the same bike with my husband. This film documents the 4 days i spent riding the famous haul road. Best books on alaska score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. The series is free because the tips and advice will. Produced with motoquest tours owner phil freeman, this complete guide gives you the inside line on the best alaska has to offer. With dave and dorothy by dorothy may mercer, two old women. Insight guides alaska travel guide with free ebook insight guides. Oct 09, 2016 detailed westerly route of a motorcycle trip to alaska. D day 2 anchorage, alaska to cooper landing, alaska. Vehicle and passenger fares alaska marine highway system. The motorcycle must be street legal and in good operating.
Find trip planning help and frequently asked questions about highway travel by rv, auto, caravan or motorcycle. To sum up, if you are wanting to ride to alaska, rather than this book, id recommend a general adventure touring book for the motorcycle portion of the trip and the most recent edition of the alaska milepost for information on traveling in alaska. Mar 04, 2020 our recommended motorcycle travel books and dvds, from classics like jupiters travels to brand new titles from contemporary travelling authors. The alaska highway is the main highway into alaska, and at the alaska yukon border is a 5mile stretch of gravel road that they simply dont pave. One of the most famous books about travelling on a motorcycle, jupiters travels is ted simons journal of his fouryear voyage around the world on an old triumph bike. The alaska highway fulcrum publishing, 8009922908 is a helpful guide to routing and mileages, and despite being published in 1993, it gives a pretty accurate.
Apr 12, 20 alaska to argentina in 500 days, the sights and roads of a motorcycle journey, a one man video documentary of the craziest, most beautiful and intense roads the western world has to offer. They describe all sorts of incidents and encounters ive experienced during many years of twowheel travel. The motorcycle used for testing must be appropriate for the class of license being sought. This ride offers especially good wildlife viewing opportunities. Detailed alaska tour by motorcycle alaska forum tripadvisor. Fodors alaska fullcolor travel guide book 35 fodors travel guides. Put your motorcycle on the mv columbia and travel to alaska via the inside passage. Alaska by motorcycle are you sure you know what you are doing. Abigail vertuccio, reluctant clairvoyant, returns to alaska to run the family air service.
Alaska, travel my buddy, mike, and i took our motorcycles and traveled 6,800 miles on a crazy alaska adventure. Frazier 2000, paperback at the best online prices at ebay. One of the most famous books about travelling on a motorcycle, jupiters. November 23, 2019 the japanesespeaking curtain maker by spencer conway. Almost every make of motorcycle, in every shape and size, has made the trip to alaska. Would you like to receive the anchorage travel tips email approximately every month youll receive an email newsletter packed with alaska travel tips, event information and deals.
Find trip planning help and frequently asked questions about highway travel by rv, auto, caravan or motorcycle, ferry and flydrive travel to alaska and western canada. Top 10 motorcycle travel and adventure books rider magazine. This is the first in loiss books of her motorcycle travels, this one covers the journey from alaska down the west coast to the southern tip of south america. Many of my motorcycle stories and travel articles have appeared in backroads motorcycle touring magazine, and motorcycle consumer news. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. Get your free travel guides, choose your free print and digital vacation planning guides, visitor guides, and travel brochures from 100s of destinations. Alaska s capital city, juneau, may sport civic buildings but it also sits within easy reach of a wide range of outdoor pursuits, from cross country skiing and kayaking to glacier tours. Put one of the most knowledgable motorcycle tour guides in alaska in your pocket with this witty, fun book that brings to life the best roads and offbeat destinations in the state. Motorcycling the alaska highway motorcycle cruiser. Building a road through northern canada is a huge challenge. Enjoy a 11day, fully supported, trip of a lifetime with postcard scenery around every turn. Alaska motorcycle trips and guided adventure tours home. The book includes ideal itineraries, the most interesting side. Day 1 arrival for your guided motorcycle tour starts today in anchorage, alaska by midafternoon.
Abate of alaska can conduct this skills assessment for you so you dont have to mess with the dmv schedules. Meet the other touring members and the motoquest staff at the welcome dinner at one of anchorages premier restaurants. You do a complete 180 around the end of the bay and head back up for about 2 miles, then turn west and head through a cut in the mountains to join up with the. Today the alaska highway is an established road, paved all along the route. Order a free official alaska vacation guide travel alaska. Lee klancher, a book publisher with twentyplus years of journalism experience, handled the writing and many of the truly spectacular color photographs.
Motorcycle stories about motorcycle riding, travel and great. The navigator and man with the map was phil freeman, owner of motoquest, an alaska based motorcycle tour guide company. Road tests are scheduled by appointment only every beginning at 6. Gregory fraziers alaska by motorcycle whitehorse press, 80053113 is an enticing read since its actually about bike travel. Motorcycle stories about motorcycle riding, travel and. An m1or m3 license requires that you use a motorcycle with an engine displacement of 50cc or more. Riding your motorcycle to alaska motorcycle philosophy. Alaska motorcycle adventures anchorage 2020 all you need. Born and raised in alaska, phil boasts more than 20 years experience traveling alaska by motorcycle, and coauthored the awardwinning book the adventurous motorcyclists guide to alaska. If you have ever considered taking a trip to alaska these travel guides are a must have. Theres also the alaska railroad going down along your left and there was a train way out ahead of us, so it made for a wonderful trip.
Passengers are encouraged to book early for the best fares. This guide includes everything you need to know about a driving vacation north to alaska through alberta, british columbia and the yukon. Alaska motorcycle adventures anchorage 2020 all you. The milepost since 1949, the bible of north country travel. Are you in or around alaska and looking to transport a motorcycle somewhere. Feb 12, 2017 this is a recut video i made about an amazing motorcycle trip i went on in the fall of 2014. The most common concern expressed by motorcyclists weve talked to along the way was the distance between gas stops which can be 100 miles or more on some highways. Motorcycle to alaska on the ferry wing world magazine. Everything you need to know before driving to alaska 2020.
Adventurous motorcyclists guide to alaska adventure. It is very important to me to give full credit for all of this footage which was shot by the alaskan. This 2,800mile north to alaska motorcycle tour on paved roads that starts in. In june of 2015 i left chicago on what would be a solo 12,235 mile round trip to the arctic ocean. They are loaded with beautiful pictures and tons of great information. Ride along the breath taking views of pacific ocean thru california and oregon. No, i would not like to receive additional information.
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