Alaska Adventure | 8000 Mile Motorcycle Road Trip | Documentary

Join me on this once in a lifetime Alaska Adventure, as I fulfill a life long dream of riding my Kawasaki Versys 650 motorcycle 8,000 miles, from my home in California to Alaska and back. Ride along with me for 32 days of epic roads, beautiful scenery, remote camping, and crazy weather as I set out to attempt the most difficult ride of my life. Will broken chains, worn down tires, closed roads, and over 20 days of rain stop me from completing my goal? See what it is like to live on the road with me in this 2 hour and 52 minute Alaska Adventure Documentary.

Video/Music by @shredvision
Filmed by @shredvision

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Alaska Adventure Chapters

0:00 Intro
07:39 Trip Preparation

Chapter 1 - The Lower 48
12:09 Day 1 Fresno, CA to Lake Tahoe, CA
15:37 Day 2 Lake Tahoe, CA to Mount Shasta, CA
19:24 Day 3 Mount Shasta, CA to Timber Butte Cabin, OR
23:57 Day 4 Timber Butte Cabin, OR to Potlatch, WA
27:58 Day 5 Potlatch, WA to Oak Harbor, WA

Chapter 2 - Canada
31:43 Day 6 Oak Harbor, WA to Cache Creek, BC
35:11 Day 7 Cache Creek, BC to Prince George, BC
38:22 Day 8 Prince George, BC to New Hazelton, BC
42:11 Day 9 New Hazelton, BC to Iskut, BC
46:37 Day 10 Iskut, BC to Watson Lake, YT
52:13 Day 11 Watson Lake, YT to Whitehorse, YT
55:53 Day 12 Whitehorse, YT to Beaver Creek, YT

Chapter 3 - Alaska
1:02:52 Day 13 Beaver Creek, YT to Grizzly Lake, AK
1:09:27 Day 14 Grizzly Lake, AK to Valdez, AK
1:18:33 Day 15 Valdez, AK to Anchor Point, AK
1:26:32 Day 16 Anchor Point, AK to Chugiak, AK
1:33:04 Day 17 Chugiak, AK to Fairbanks, AK
1:38:58 Day 18 Fairbanks, AK to Tok, AK

Chapter 4 - Return to Canada
1:43:34 Day 19 Tok, AK to Dawson City, YT
1:50:03 Day 20 Dawson City, YT (Dust to Dawson)
1:54:00 Day 21 Dawson City, YT to Whitehorse, YT
1:57:30 Day 22 Whitehorse, YT to Takhini Hotsprings, YT
2:02:24 Day 23 Whitehorse, YT to Liard Hotsprings, YT
2:10:05 Day 24 Liard Hotsprings, YT to Iskut, BC
2:15:54 Day 25 Iskut, BC to Prince Rupert, BC
2:22:24 Day 26 Prince Rupert, BC
2:23:57 Day 27 Prince Rupert, BC to Port Hardy, BC

Chapter 5 - Pacific Coast Home
2:26:53 Day 28 Port Hardy, BC to Port Angeles, WA
2:31:34 Day 29 Port Angeles, WA to Cape Disappointment, WA
2:36:58 Day 30 Cape Disappointment, WA to Coos Bay, OR
2:41:22 Day 31 Coos Bay, OR to Fort Bragg, CA
2:47:51 Day 32 Fort Bragg, CA to Fresno, CA
2:49:20 Outro

[shredvisionfilms]

Thank you everyone for sharing this one with your friends and family. I appreciate the love everyone has shown for this Alaska Adventure. If you enjoyed this adventure, or have any questions about the trip, feel free to ask in the comments, and I will make sure to answer them the best I can. Hope everyone can get out there and chase their dreams. Ride safe!

[FrankS-mitb]

I’m 62 and I’m retiring is in 3 months. Getting back on a motorcycle and touring this country is one of my goals. I’ve been watching a lot of motorcycle touring videos on youtube but your adventure to Alaska has truly been an inspiration to me. You managed to really capture the beauty of nature and the adventure of your trip. Traveling the Alaska hwy to our 49th state is now high on my bucket list. Thank you Shred Vision.

[dualsporttraveler]

This was easily the best motorcycle documentary I have even seen. You really did an amazing job capturing the scenery in such an epic way. It was great seeing you overcome adversity and complete your trip. Great storytelling and music. I don't know if I will ever be able to plan big trip like this in my lifetime, but you have inspired me to start trying. Keep up the great work!

[joseacevedo]

Hello Chris, this is Jose, it was an awesome trip I’m glad we met and had a chance to ride for a day. You did an awesome job on this documentary I have been anxiously waiting for his to come out. Stay healthy and hopefully we can ride together again someday. FYI I am heading to the Arctic Ocean in 2026 but staying only on the Canada side well maybe only the Canadian side😂

[SouthPawFrames]

I am in hibernating mode for past 6 years of my motorcycle touring. So I keep watching moto films like this. It helps me to keep my hunger alive and whenever my time permits I'll hit the roads again. I love the snow cap mountains that you captured. Great video and I am happy that it entertained and motivated me. Thanks and cheers for your future endeavours.

[afc]

Hi Chris, Chris here, just thought I'd say how impressed I am, not only with this adventure but also the quality and editing of it, it's a true spectacle and I watched the whole thing in one go. Thank you! All the best from the UK.

[ckkrons]

YouTube: “No one will watch a 3 hour video”
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Fantastic video, well done.

[arnoldswiftadv]

Wow, this motorcycle documentary was absolutely incredible! It totally outshined 'Long Way Down' for me. Watching someone take on such a challenging journey with zero support was truly inspiring. Some of the most beautiful shots of Alaska I have ever seen. The grit, and sheer willpower you had was exciting to watch, and this film showed me what it's like to embrace a real adventure. Thank you for letting us ride along!

[davidbones]

The drone shots really give to the vastness of Alaska!! Im 71 am planing this ride in 2025 gotta go we have to ride adventure people !!!

[ThrottleTherapyDownunder]

I am looking to buy a Versys 650, and was watching 15 - 20 min reviews. Next thing I know, this documentary came on, and I was on board for the next 3 hours!!!

Stunning scenery, beautifully filmed, and such a pleasure to watch.

This documentary has convinced me to buy a Versys, more than the reviews did.

Well done mate. It was great to be along for the ride.

[vanchbtube]

I just completed the ride from California to Anchorage in June and took a lot of the same route. You captured the views extremely well and did an excellent job describing the ride - truly once in a lifetime. Thank you!!

[BZXT]

Thanks so much for producing this documentary, it is fantastic. Great filming and music. It was inspiring!

[mikerider]

As a frllow musician and biker can l just say how much this video inspired me to ride further and share my music more.
I've been battling leukaemia and prostate cancer for 4 years and only got back on my motorcycle 2 years ago.
I've good days and bad days and my motorcycle Triumph Bonneville is my mental health.
I'm 66years old and more determined to ride my bike more than any other time in my life.
Cancer has taught me to GET OUT THERE AND LIVE.
Thank you for this wonderful video, it was an inspiration and very well made.

[VooDooDaddy]

Thank you for making this video. I have watched it multiple times. For peeps like me who, because of work and family commitments, can't do a ride like this; I appreciate being able to live vicariously through you and your travels. Your combination of narration, on-the-bike video, drone footage, getting on/off the bike, locations, lodging, maintenance, people you've met was absolutely fantastic. Easily one of the best ride videos I've come across as of late. Thanks also for showing us a lot of your bike! I have a 2011 Versys 650, and its good to see someone making such a trip on a bike like mine.

[swamphink]

Great video..i bought a bike 14 yrs ago to do Key West to Prudoe Bay Ak..have put 80, 000 mi on the bike and havnt started the trip yet. Just turned 71..not sure now if i'll make the trip..life got in the way. For all you young guys..dont wait. Life is short...fantastic video...good job.

[Jim.]

63yrs old and I've owned a lot of bikes over the past 50yrs. Recently bought a Verseys 650 and was cautionsly optimistic that it was large enough for a cross-country ride. Thought I better do some research first. So I Googled and this popped up. Now I can't wait for the trip to begin. Your video was so inspiring. Thank you

[JohnBuckRider]

Alaska looks like such a cool place to ride. The filming and editing was some of the best I have ever seen on a trip like this. This whole video is an inspiration for us riders to get out and push the limits of what we thought was possible. I enjoyed learning about each persons motorcycle history that you met along the way, and was drawn in by your storytelling and narration on this one. I hope this is the video that takes your page to the next level. You deserve it.

[gillianedwards]

I am from the Caribbean and thoroughly enjoyed your adventure. It was fascinating to see another country which is so diverse and contrasting from my an exciting book that I couldn't put down. Thank you so very much for sharing.

[manybikes]

That was epic. Fresno to AK and back in two hours. Love it! Dude, 20 days of rain, that's some perseverance. All those miles, the west coast sections are pretty spectacular. Only second to the Denali mountain scenes ... wow! Thanks for sharing.

[judebarber]

What an epic journey. You had such an amazing adventure. Definitely made me have even more of a desire to travel to Alaska on my motorcycle now. Thanks.