7-9-08 Day 12 Muncho Lake to Whitehorse

The hotel didn't start to serve breakfast until 7 so we didn't head out til slightly after 8. The forecast was cloudy and rain so we geared up for rain. It was 41 when we left but sunny. Electric jacket weather for sure. The roads on the AlCan are awesome biking roads and have some great sections of twisties and sweeping hills & turns. There's a major drawback to really letting yourself go and enjoy and that's the high probability of some type of wildlife either being in the road or jumping out into the road. Today we saw probably 50 Buffalo, a few bears and a deer. The road here has about a 50 foot wide strip on each side that is cut back probably once a year so you have a chance to see any wildlife coming to the road. This area is heavily forested and this maintained strip turns out to be a nice grazing area for the wildlife which is probably why they congregate in it especially the Buffalo as we saw them in packs. The views along the road are just fantastic. By the afternoon we were into the Northern Rockies and we had snow topped mountains all around us! Of course the weather did finally turn on us and the last 150 miles was in 44 degree rain. We were glad to get into the hotel today! By the way, Old Red has run flawless the last 3 days. Hopefully his gremlins have been exorcised!!!!!!!!

The forecast for the next 8 days is grim with rain predicted most every day. If this turns into reality it will deep six our plans for the Top of the World Highway and the run to the Arctic Circle as these are both gravel roads and turns into grease slicks when wet. Stay tuned!