Dream Tours
North American Epic
Count me in progress bar
Click below to confirm your interest in joining this tour. When enough people are counted in, the tour is a go.
Key West To Anchorage
The tour would start in Key West the most southern part of North America and proceed up the East coast of the US. Visit the most historic parts of the US such as Williamsburg VA, Washington DC, Boston MA, and Philadelia PA. The tour would then enter Canada in Quebec and ride the Qubec cycleway "Route Vert". Here we would see the Canadian capital Ottawa. Riding west though the beautiful Canadain borial forests of Ontario. Further west we would take the route of the North West Mounted Police though Manitoba, and Saskatchewan to Edmonton. Edmonton is the start of the Alaska highway, which would take us to Alaska.
Map
Photos
16 People Counted In
|
meaghan2k
Counted in Sep 7, 2009 |
|
|
SheDevil
Counted in Sep 7, 2009 |
|
|
Melanie
Counted in Sep 7, 2009 |
|
|
hot_biker1951@hotmail.com
Counted in Sep 7, 2009 |
|
|
Gabriele Roberts
Counted in Sep 7, 2009 |
|
|
Bike Guy
Counted in Sep 30, 2009 |
|
|
sharitavdm
Counted in Oct 14, 2009 |
|
|
pedalondon
Counted in Oct 29, 2009 |
|
Elisabet Otterstedt
Counted in Nov 27, 2009 |
|
|
Tanya
Counted in Nov 27, 2009 |
|
|
ismi
Counted in Nov 27, 2009 |
|
torbjorn zetterlund
Counted in Dec 24, 2009 |
|
|
sev6
Counted in Jan 4, 2010 |
|
|
bubu
Counted in Sep 7, 2009 |
|
Cody Stugelmayer
Counted in Feb 23, 2010 |
|
|
lozu44@hotmail.com
Counted in Apr 5, 2010 |
Discussion
RSS
|
|
Henry Gold
Jul 3, 2009 08:39AM |
|
I like the route. How long do you estimate the route will be? If you start in Key West that means starting in May?
|
|
|
Rod Atkinson
Jul 4, 2009 01:30AM |
|
I've got two riders interested in this ride but the earliest they could make it is 2011.
|
|
|
hot_biker1951@hotmail.com
Jul 8, 2009 10:26PM |
|
Actually 2011 works better for me as well. I just needed to put a date in when I was filling the form in. As to how far it is I haven't worked it out but my guess is that it is close ot 6000 miles (10,000 kms). I think that you would want to start in early May or maybe even late April.
|
|
Randy Pielsticker
Jul 12, 2009 03:09PM |
|
The north shore of Superior is one of the most fantastic landscapes on the planet, its not too far out of your way.
|
|
M Coo
Jul 13, 2009 10:52AM |
|
I agree with Randy. The north shore of Superior is not to be missed. Heading west is problematic though as you will be heading into the prevailing winds.
|
|
|
hot_biker1951@hotmail.com
Jul 13, 2009 07:07PM |
|
I am from Calgary and have never cycled the North shore of Lake Superior. So I will take your word for it. I have driven through Wisconsin and Minnesota which is why I picked it. I will do a detailed route when I get home (currently I am on a 3 week Canadain Rockies cycle trip). The prevailing westerlies are a bit of myth. I have lived all my life on the prairies and it blows from the north more than from the west. If you cycle from Anchorage to Key West you get away from the wind problem. However you couldn't start until July as the rainy season in the north doesn't end until July. But now you are into hurricane season in Florida.
|
|
|
Riccardo Tosin
Jul 16, 2009 03:41PM |
|
It's great
|
|
Justin Crossie
Aug 4, 2009 01:17PM |
|
This looks like great ride! I think though, I would rather ride it in reverse order, finishing in Key West. Also I’m from BC and think if the rout missed the Okanogan Valley (home town Kelown) the most beautiful parts of BC would be missed.
|
|
|
SheDevil
Aug 21, 2009 10:27PM |
|
Wow, after watching the movie about Tour D'Afrique tonight at the Bicycle Film Festival tonight, I was fantasizing about my ideal US/Canada tour to celebrate the 10th anniversary of my lone trip to Europe, which included a fair bit of bike touring. This is almost exactly the route I imagined (in reverse), but I think even better.
I would absolutely love to do this. I was thinking of 2012, but could always consider my celebration a year early...
|
|
|
hot_biker1951@hotmail.com
Sep 5, 2009 09:59AM |
|
Thanks for all the great comments. I hope that you have hit the count me in button. We need votes on the count me in button to make the tour happen.
|
|
|
hot_biker1951@hotmail.com
Sep 17, 2009 09:31PM |
|
Rod A. you said that you had two riders interested in this tour. However I see that you haven't hit the count me in button. If you check that button along with your two friends we will be a lot closer to making this tour a reality. Thanks a bunch.
|
|
|
Tanya
Sep 27, 2009 08:10AM |
|
What a great route!
I'm really interested in this ride but the earliest I can make it is 2011 as well.
|
|
|
Gabriele Roberts
Oct 11, 2009 04:06AM |
|
I would agree with others that central BC is not to be missed. When you get into northern Alberta & BC, you're going see mostly road & trees and more road & trees. But then, it's a change from many miles of flat prairies.
|
|
|
Tour d'Afrique Ltd.
Nov 27, 2009 10:56AM |
|
User Bettysbike has just been counted in!
|
|
|
Elisabet Otterstedt
Nov 27, 2009 10:59AM |
|
Great route, what is the estimated distance in total?
I just finish Paris-Dakar, another great adventure.
To me 2011 sounds best.
|
|
|
Tour d'Afrique Ltd.
Nov 27, 2009 06:57PM |
|
User Tanya has just been counted in!
|
Be part of the discussion!
You must have an account and be
logged in to post feedback or vote on DreamTours.
Follow this DreamTour
Sign in to your website account to click on the "Follow This DreamTour" button. What this does is include your email address in a small mailing-list just for this DreamTour so you can know exactly what's happening as it happens.
You will receive periodic updates when someone makes a comment, when this DreamTour reaches certain milestones (e.g., when the percentage of people counted in passes halfway, or when registration opens up), and other special announcements from Tour d'Afrique staff only for those who are following this DreamTour.
You can stop following at any time by coming back here.
