Complexed our 3rd day of our return trip from Alaska. The first 900 miles were on roads we traveled going out but from a different viewpoint . Late in yesterday’s ride we turned off from the Alaskan highway onto the Cassiar Highway taking the Western Route to the US.

The Cassiar is a 450 mile road that connects the Alaskan Highway to the Yellowhead Highway further south. It is a narrow 2 lane mountain road with grades and twisties making it difficult for trucks and larger RVs but nice for motorcycles. Both the road conditions and scenery were much better than the Alaskan Highway.

Due to the higher than average snow totals and higher temperatures coming late for the snow melt the rivers here are overflowing, flooding towns and washing out roads. There are so many large rivers and lakes in the Yukon and British Columbia it’s hard to think about water shortages in the Western US.

There are many of the steel bridges spanning the wide rivers along our route. Nice to look at but the steel grate roadways add interest to the ride when wet. Along the Cassiar encountered some shorter wooden roadway bridges which are even worse in bad weather.

Did encounter a few moose but more bears including 2 large Grizzlies and a Black Bear with a couple or cubs. Have seen warning signs for Caribou but no sightings. Thinking they may be like the Unicorn.

Have averaged 575 miles per day the past 3 days making for longer riding days. As we rode into Prince George yesterday and started encountering more traffic it appears we are transitioning from watching for wildlife in the wilderness to keeping an eye out for distracted drivers in the rat race.