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AK -> MN Day 1 Top of the World Highway
Dateline July 12, 2017 Day 1 of the return trip from Alaska. Near Ivory Jacks, Goldstream Road, Fairbanks. Kickstands up at 06:20. The forecast the night before was for mostly sunny skies, but this morning we were riding under heavy … Continue reading
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Day 5 Prince George BC to Hyder AK (Stewart BC)
Rise and Shine. We’ve got a lot of miles ahead of us today, so we were up at 5am for a quick shower, and on the road at 6am. Our AirBNB host was not awake, so we never did get … Continue reading
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Day 4 Golden BC to Prince George BC
Dateline: Thursday, June 29, 2017 We got up at 5am today, and packed up for the day’s ride. It was 41°F, and partly to mostly cloudy. Our bikes were parked under the carport, so they were dry, and we saddled … Continue reading
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Day 3 Whitefish MT to Golden BC
North to Alaska! Dateline: June 26, 2017 Kickstands up at 6:15 am and we rolled out of Whitefish on our way to Lake Louise and Golden BC. We thought we’d be able to get gas on the North end of … Continue reading
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Day 2 Wolf Point, MT to Whitefish MT
We awoke at 5:10 AM to another nice sunny day. Our bicycling friend Chris left the place at about 6 AM, headed the same direction we would be going. We packed up, and rode into town to gas up and … Continue reading
Day 1 Home to Wolf Point, MT
Jack and I departed this morning at 5:30 am from the gas station in Cohasset where we met to top off our tanks before heading out. The sun had just risen, the sky was clear, and it was a brisk … Continue reading
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North 2 Alaska Route Defined
I pretty much have the route defined, and reservations made, for our trip to the last frontier. Day 1 – Home to Wolf Point MT Day 2 Whitefish MT Day 3 Golden BC via Lake Louise Day 4 Prince George … Continue reading
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R3 Arrives
Back in mid-April I got fitted for, and ordered a new Roadcrafter R3 one-piece riding suit from Aerostich (made right in Duluth, just 80 miles from home). I got a call a couple of days ago that it was ready, … Continue reading
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The Wee Gets Prepped for Alaska
This weekend, my good friend Dan invited me to his place to do some prep work on my Suzuki V Strom DL650 (a.k.a. “the Wee”) to get ready for my trip to Alaska this summer. He invited other members of … Continue reading
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Testing Out My Cool Weather Gear
My best friend Jack and I decided to go for a ride today, even through it was cloudy, windy and only 50F. I thought it would be a good chance to try our my riding gear for suitability in cool … Continue reading
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