Fairbanks, Alaska

Today I'm in Fairbanks, Alaska.  

On Monday I rode from Whitehorse to Beaver Creek, Yukon.

277 miles

On Tuesday I rode from from Beaver Creek to Fairbanks.

312 miles

Here's the map from the past two days:

Whitehorse was a bit disappointing.  It's not the crusty frontier town that it used to be.  Now it has a Walmart, a McDonalds, and two Starbucks.  It's way too gentrified to be part of the Yukon.

The German engineers who designed my bike were geniuses.  I started using the heated handgrips a few days ago.  The heated grips are awesome.  They keep your hands toasty warm in the wind and rain and make long rides a lot more comfortable and easier.

Here's what I've covered overall.  About 4500 miles:

Arriving at the Alaska border on Tuesday morning:

Crossing the Robertson River on the way to Fairbanks:

The Robertson River:

Some unnamed lake near Fairbanks.  I stopped here to rest and stretch out for a few minutes: