TUKTOYAKTUK - A month on the road Dan Powaschuk wasn't about to let a spill off his motorcycle stop him - especially considering he was so near the end of his journey.

While travelling past Tombstone Campground last week the Regina man hit a patch of ice and he landed hard.

Regina father Dan Powaschuk was smiling April 18 despite a knee injury. While travelling across the country on a project called Ride for Autism he suffered a wipe out. Now his motorcycle will be shipped back south thanks to some friendly Tuktoyaktuk and Inuvik business owners. - Philippe Morin/NNSL photo

"The motorcycle was on top of me," he said.

Despite a swelling leg and painful knee, Powaschuk said he continued the ride to Tuktoyaktuk.

After nearly a month on the road alongside his brother on an autism awareness tour, he said he wasn't going to turn back. Powaschuk's five-year-old son Eric has a form of autism.

"I kept driving on the Dempster Highway, but my knee was the size of a grapefruit," he said.

On April 13, Powaschuk arrived in Tuk and received help at the health centre.

After speaking to an audience and different groups about Autism, as planned, he said he realized he couldn't drive back- which lead to a problem.

What would he do with the motorcycle?

Thankfully, some friendly Tuktoyaktuk businesses helped him out.

"These fellas ended their journey here, and we admire them for taking on such a task. It's a public service," said Jim Guthrie of Kulluk Arctic Services

"We've got all these trucks coming up here loaded with supplies, and I knew we could talk to one of the trucking companies and fairly easily arrange to move his bike back to Edmonton."

When the idea reached Brian McCarthy, owner of Allen Services and Contracting in Inuvik, Guthrie said he agreed to transport Powaschuk's bike back to Edmonton and store it in a company warehouse.

Stopping in Inuvik on April 18, Powaschuk said he appreciated the help.

He said he was scheduled to ride back in his brother's car.

Keeping with the theme, he added he hoped his trip somehow made people more aware of Autism Spectrum Disorder.