June 30, 2019
Today’s episode: But I Don’t Smoke
Starring: A Forest Fire
Guest Starring: A Change of Plans
Late start today. My original plan was to get up early-ish, check out a museum, then hit the road. I scrapped that plan when I realized sleeping in is glorious. Soooo… left at 11. Skipped the museum. It turns out to have been alright.
Met a group when I stopped for gas. Four guys heading the same way. We rode the rest of the day together. So…
I’m changing my plans. They’re all going to Tuktoyaktuk, so I’m gonna tag along. I’ll ride up there, and then to Fairbanks. Needless to say they’re alright guys.
Rode through a forest fire, which was incredibly surreal. The sky was nearly crimson. Other than sucking down ash, and smoke it was really interesting. Completely felt apocalyptic.
And now I’m in Dawson City. This is also surreal. So awesome to be here. Staying for Canada day tomorrow, then heading up the Dempster. Yeah!
This town is seriously like you’ve stepped back in time. So awesome. Looking forward to exploring tomorrow.
Exhausted, so it’s beer time. Night.
Additional comments from the present (Oct. 14, 2019): The above post is obviously light on content. There is an explanation. We’ve reached a spot where I need to decide how to proceed. I could just write what happened, and that would probably be fine. I could also add to what happened, and then add the “truth”, which would would be… better. I could totally lie. It’s a weird decision. Without having been there, it’s hard to even understand. So, I’m buying a day in essence by asking you, the reader, to accept this as my entry. Believe me, it will be way more exciting shortly. After all – this is the day it really got going… in a Stephen King sort of way… I’m going to make this much more interesting, I promise.
Ryan Cavalier 