Late start Since I didn’t have a long way to go, I could take a slow morning and have an extra cup of coffee. I was grateful, as the rain was still streaming from the sky. Packing up, I got soaked while loading my gear onto Kymani. I had a fourth cup of coffee, hoping […]
Santa Claus Since I was ahead of schedule due to skipped stops, I decided to stay a couple of days in North Pole since the camping was free. I thought I’d go see the Santa house and check the place out. I’m no fan of Christmas, but my daughter is, so I could potentially get
A new plan After a night of thinking of ways to make my gas stretch, the consequences of running out of gas on a remote (Alaska remote, not continental US remote), and if I wanted to spend my vacation from work worrying about silly things, I decided to skip McCarthy. The reward was just not
t full day in Alaska I had gotten a great nights sleep right next to the river and woke up happy to finally be in Alaska. There was no need to hurry to take off this morning, as the post office wouldn’t open until 8, so I took my time and drank an extra cup
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Final Canada day If all goes well, I’ll be in Alaska today! My 50th state. If I make it to Alaska it will be the result of much riding on my own to visit so many places and see so many things. I’m awfully excited. Yukon has the worst roads I had said I was
Heart Lake Heart Lake campground was okay, but there was no water available. I had to get it from the lake. It doesn’t sound too bad, however there was only one campsite that had access to the lake and it wasn’t mine. Fortunately, a couple of nice guys from eastern Canada had it and told
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Good day, my wonderful friends! It has been a minute since I’ve chatted to you. I hope everyone is well and happy. Planning I’ve been getting up to planning my next trip, Alaska. The plan last year, after I finished motobiking around the lower 48, was to head to Alaska in July of this year.
The trip In thinking over what I should say about the trip, I become overwhelmed. There is so much including how far I went, how long I travelled, what it cost, the gear, if my time researching was wasted, what I felt through the whole thing, just a lot to think about. I’ll try to
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Casual start I was feeling more excited to get home, but definitely still wanted to savor the time and the trip, so I decided to take it easy today. My ride would be fairly straightforward, just on the U.S. 2 out of Michigan, across Wisconsin, and into Minnesota. I was headed to the campground my
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