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On one of my maps is a note that says that the road to the north coast is closed for tourist traffic starting around first week of September because weather conditions up there get pretty wintry fast.
Somehow I think you should see about moving the Alaska trip to a much earlier date like July, --done that for the Anchorage-Fairbanks loop from the Yukon and it was ideal weather.
, sometimes rain but never had frost during that trip there
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No two years are alike. You just have to take your chance and get back by September. Most of the riders I know completed the journey in June.

Here is an information site, you can contact them directly to get some direction as well.

The MILEPOST: Highways of The North

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I am west of New York City and I know someone in NYC that may provide lodging if you need it on your arrival. I have to be at my home in late July to host a rider heading home.
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Just a thought...get your wife outfitted with electric riding gear of some sort. I like the simple low draw widder brand. That way you can ride without and she can stay toasty warm. Like has been said there sometimes aren't a lot of cozy stops to warm up and dry your stuff. Get raingear that you can stand in the shower in and not get wet. It is beautifull country and well worth the trip.
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Thanks guys for the info.

I would have like to come earlier, but it would not be possible. We're driving through Iran, Turkey and Europe between late May and Mid July, and will only arrive in New York City by the 22nd of July. I figured it will take us one month to get to Prudoe Bay via Detroit, Montreal, Calgary, Dawson etc.

I think the electric vest for my wife will be on the shopping list. I'll purchase one in New York, as I'm sure we will spend 2 or 3 days there upgrading our other gear such as sleeping bags and rain gear too.

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My two cents... buy the entire heated jacket and pants for your wife and the one piece rain suit. If she is wet, she will be cold, and if she is cold, she will be miserable. It is a sure bet that you will run into temperatures well below 16F and RAIN. I rode up the Alcan in at the beginning of May a few years ago and had wonderful weather until I hit -5C and snow and that was just on the way north. May and September have a lot in common. So my advice to you is to plan for freezing temperatures and lots and lots of driving rain. It's a win win... if it is freezing cold and raining hard you'll be prepared and if it's beautiful then you'll be surprised!

Will you skip Azerbaijan and head directly into Turkey?
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i live in fairbanks and can tell you August is usually very rainy. You never know when snow comes. sometimes up by prudhoe it arrives early sep. anyway, expect some cold weather, but some beautiful country as the fall is the prettiest. oh, and if it is clear and you are up north you should get a glimpse of the northern lights...if you're lucky!
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Thanks guys

I will come to AK equiped for rain and snow. It is the part of the world I'm looking the most forward to. Me, my wife and our GS is all ready to get back on the road. We will leave Dubai no later than 1st of June and it will probibly be 47 deg C, drive to the UK, and sail accros the Atlantic to New York. We should leave New York by the end of July, so we have one month to get to Prudhoe Bay.

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