Days 57-61  🌎 29 miles

Daily Summary:
10:00 AM to 11:00 AM — Average Speed:  ?? Town of Houston, BC

Odometer:  2,948 – 2,977 miles
Climb: ?? ft. — Descend:  ?? ft.
50-85° F : Sunny and also Partly cloudy. Intermittent rain. 

Battery Performance:
Note:  All charging and range data after the World Record Day will be published in Excel format at a later date.

—  57 thru 61 —

I’ve been waiting in Houston, BC. Sometimes having breakfast near the gas station.

For the past 7 days I’ve been staying at the Shady Rest RV Park. Some days it’s rained. Some days have been gloriously sunny.

All in all, it’s been a very pleasant place to rest, wait, and ponder the future. Harald and Cathie are extremely hospitable hosts and the park is well kept and peaceful.

Yesterday I found out that a mud slide had blocked the Alaskan Highway. 

It’s a blessing that I was urged to try the Stewart-Cassiar route, but as you’ll soon see, I won’t be traveling along much of it.

So what does the future hold?

Here are the facts that I now must face:

It’s July 4th, 2022.

On Day 70 I hope to arrive in Hyder, Alaska to complete  Segment 1 of the Journey: Colorado to Alaska.

Hyder is the farthest Southeastern city in Alaska and the nearest entry into Alaska from my current location. 

You can learn about Hyder here.

Another fact that I must come to grips with is that by Day 70, I expect to have lost 24 days of riding because of weather, repairs or other circumstances, including waiting for spare parts.

So, 70-24=46 actual riding days used to travel 2,343+247 = 2,590 miles = 56.3 miles per day of riding (37 miles/day for overall total).

If I would have ridden those 24 days at the 56 miles per day average, I would have covered 1,344 more miles and I would have been in Fairbanks on Day 70 instead of Hyder.

If I would have made it to Fairbanks before the end of July, I would also have had enough time to ride on farther to Valdez to catch the Alaskan Marine Highway Transportation System ferry and take it to Bellingham, Washington to resume my travels from there.

Obviously Fairbanks and Valdez, Alaska are no longer options, but Hyder, Alaska is, so I am going to try to get there.

Remember also, that the Old record for longest distance on a solo scooter was 1,367 miles.

If my calculations hold, after I get to Hyder and use a day or two to view the surrounding glaciers and other sites, I will only need to travel less than 80 miles away from Hyder to DOUBLE the previous world record.

Plus, by the time I get to Prince Rupert to take the BC Ferry down to Vancouver Island, then ride down to Victoria, BC, then finish the Second Segment of the Journey by arriving back in Colorado sometime in September, by that time I will easily have TRIPLED the previous World Record.

You can check out the Itinerary if you’d like a few more details.

All that said, I have no idea how, or if, things will work out as described.

God knows.  I’ll find out.

Tomorrow, in Smithers, BC, I hope to receive the replacement parts that my daughter sent me and change all three tires and the rear spring bushings.

After that it’s On The Road Again and a hopeful stop in Hyder, Alaska…

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