1000 Americans: Ariel & Claudia, Argentina

My Spanish is still limited, but fortunately it is a bit better than Claudia’s and Ariel’s English. “No speakin inglis”, was about it and I am not joking here With this they had managed not only to travel from Southern Argentina to the Arctic Circle, but they were the happiest people we met so [...]

1000 Americans: Richard and Judy, Red Eagle Lodge

“yes, I was the one guy that honked his horn and waved my hand through the roof yesterday night!” Richard & Judy are the owners of soon to be opened Red Eagle Lodge in ChistoChina, on the Tok Cut Off Highway. It is a great place, with solar-power heated showers and wonderfully decorated cabins. Check it [...]

1000 Americans: Louise from the Gakona Junction Cappucino bar

‘Now you be careful and watch out for that bear! He’s is not afraid of no humans, look at these pictures!”

1000 Americans: Bikergrrl Heather

Heather was on her way North, coming from Vermont. Though I only know one person in Vermont (hyperactive Joe from the Riverside Wedding, overall Great Guy) she knew him as well, guess it’s a small world after all… She was carrying a helmet cam and almost fell over laughing when she spoke of the people she [...]

Day 44- 47: 24-27 August, a warm shower in WhiteHorse

We had spend another night in Champagne, hung over from all the food! We headed out on the old Alaska Highway and took a look in the old Indian Village nearby. It is more like a museum, with some examples of how the people lived before the days of the Highway and the ‘white men’. [...]

1000 Americans: Scott Snider, Anarchy Farms

We met Scott at the Potlatch in Champagne (see previous post here). He has a big greenhouse and grows some organic food as well; the place is called the Anarchy Farm and he is as relaxed as the name implies. Scott was great, even when he found us in the middle of the night sleeping in [...]

Day 43: 23 August: Whitemen & Indians: frying fish at the illegal potlatch

Hi all, apologies for not posting before, we were too busy cycling, getting fed by friendly Canadians, watching bears and visiting doctors. I wil write about all of that soon, but first as promised, our day in Champagne: We woke up to a nice day, which means: no rain Before heading out towards the [...]

Day 39 – 42: August 19-22, Beaver Creek to Champagne: wildlife & fall colours and modern totems..

We were in the Yukon now. Most people we had met on the way told us that if we had not seen any bears in Alaska, we surely would in Yukon… Not sure if that is good or bad news yet. We took a rest day in Beaver Creek. It was still raining most of the [...]

1000 Americans: The Cooks, Alaska Highway near White River, Yukon, Canada

Mr Cook had a new knee, his wife just recovered from lung cancer. ‘We do not know if we make it through another winter, but we love the place’. In winter they move South, to the lower 48. Mr Cook gave us a big chunk of moose minced meat. ‘We are not going to finish it.’

1000 Americans: David & Karen Williams, Fairbanks

David had been a pilot, flying small planes around Fairbanks. David and Karen had saved for a long time to go on their road trip.They had a normal sized campervan/RV, meaning all you need in a very compact model, half teh size of the usual 30ft buses we see on the road.. They shared their campspot [...]

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