08 JUL 07 - back into the US

Wild Horse, Alberta into Wild Horse, Montana. This place is so remote, it's not a 24 hr a day crossing.



Bruce's sister-in-law's house in Havre, MT.

06 JUL 07 - southeast into Alberta

At 5:30AM, Jasper National Park, the Canadian Rockie's largest, and home to the scenic Icefields Parkway along the Continental Divide.



Just a few miles on this tire. When buying a new one, the US dollar would have been worth more than the Canadian dollar in July, but not any more.

05 JUL 07 - down Rt. 37, into British Columbia towards Alberta

Bruce photographing a bear as it limps across the road with a bad foot.



A skinny and hungry fox that was sniffing around Mike's saddlebags. Bruce counted 6 pups a few feet up the road.

04 JUL 07 - Heading back thru the Yukon

Mike and Bruce appreciated a great rack almost as much as fireworks on this special day ;^)

03 JUL 07 - returning to the Lower 48

After Mike returned to Fairbanks and Bruce, they started their trip home. Within miles, the easy riders came to North Pole, Alaska's contribution to commercialism. Little do they know about the World's Tallest Santa in Mike's original home State of Michigan.



A little further southeast, Mike and Bruce arrived at Delta Junction, the northern end of the Alaska Highway.



Bruce and Mike, while riding their hogs, came across a pig. It's run through the 800 mile Alaska pipeline every seven to 14 days, recovering several barrels of wax and other debris.

02 JUL 07 - Mike's side trip to the Arctic Circle

Mike left Bruce behind in Fairbanks and made a 3AM dash to Coldfoot and back, 500 miles and 16 hours.



The middle 350 miles are on the rugged Dalton Highway, "some" of it is paved.



Wildflowers grow everywhere.



More flowers next to the 48" oil pipeline which flows 5-7MPH at 120F (4" of insulation).



Thank goodness for rest stops near the E. L. Patton Yukon River bridge.








After returning to Arkansas, Mike had a "short" ride to Michigan and back. Total mileage for the Summer: 15,280 miles.

01 JUL 07 - Denali, formerly Mt. McKinley

Behind the cloud cover, just right of center. Denali means "The Great One" in the native Athabaskan language. Rising from a sea of glaciers, this is North America's highest mountain at 20,320 feet. Weather is debatedly more severe here than anywhere else in the world, but hardly a challenge for Mike's Kawasaki Concours with heated hand grips.