Yukon & Alaska ~ R1200GS ADV
| Who | Bill Patterson ~ email ~ website |
| Profession | Isotope Geochemist |
| Born | Nationality US |
| Previous travel experience | Many countries, all continents |
| Previous bike travels | All over Northern USA and Canada |
| This trip | Saskatoon to Syracuse to Seward to Sioux Falls to Saskatoon |
| Departure date | June, 2008 |
| Number in group | 1-4 |
| Trip duration | 40 days |
| Distance covered | 23,970km |
| Cost of trip (not incl. bike) | ~$20,000 |
| Best day | Lots of them |
| Worst/ hardest day | Yellowknife to Fort Liard via the MacKenzie Highway and the Fort Liard Trail |
| Favourite place | Yukon Alaska |
| Biggest headache | One of the other bikes |
| Biggest mistake | Eating the Big Daddy Ditty at Ditty's Doowah Cafe |
| Most pleasant surprise | Friendliness of the bears up north |
| Any illness | None |
| Other trips planned | Saskatoon to Panama |
| One travel tip | Bring extra fuel in the NWT and Yukon, some stations are 600km apart |
| Bike Model | BMW R1200GS ADV |
| Age/ mileage on departure | 2,000km |
| Modifications | Added fuel can in the Yukon |
| Mods you wish you'd done | I wish that I had the panniers that I ordered in February |
| Type of baggage | North Face Expedition bags and Sea to Sky waterproof inserts |
| Tyres used | Metzler Tourance (road) and Continental TKC80 (dirt) |
| Number of punctures | None |
| Bike's weak point | Top heavy in the silt and sand (we all know that though) |
| Bike's strong point | Big and quick on the highway |
| Bike problems | Headlamp burned out |
| Number of accidents | None, though I nearly hit a bison that fell on the road in front of me |
| Same bike again? | Absolutely |
| One biking tip | Don't hit bison! |