Day 9: Tombstone CG to Fort McPherson

Overnight, the weather changed in our favor! We awoke to blue skies. This was the view from our campsite.

The road initially was in great shape, and we flew along, stopping frequently to check out the gorgeous views.

As we went along, the road conditions deteriorated somewhat, but we kept plugging away. They were doing some work on the road, and in these parts, at least for me, the going was tough, standing up on my foot pegs, sliding and trying not to crash! We stopped for lunch in Eagle Plains, a community which consists of a large building and a gas station. I was pretty tired at this point, after over 300 miles of dirt, but we pressed on to the Arctic Circle!

Back in Eagle Plains, we had met up with a motorcyclist going the opposite direction. He cautioned us that in about 90 miles, there was repair work being done, and there were huge rocks in the road. When we did get to this area, we were glad for the warning--there were parts of the road that were like riding in a dry river bed--i stood up and was in 1st and 2nd gear--no crashes to report! After 359 miles, I was the weak link in the team and I had to stop, so we camped at a little place outside of Fort McPherson, about 130 miles short of our goal of Inuvik. Distance today: 359 of dirt