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Started by Chitza, July 01, 2016, 10:24:02 PM

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Chitza

JasonWells, jealousy does not become you. Put the voodoo doll away 8)
Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB

Chitza

Currently in Watson Lake. Plan for Whitehorse tonight. Services are sketchy. Update when able.
Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB

Chitza

Paradise home for the night. Fox Lake, Yukon, Canada. Slept by a bubbling stream. Took these pictures about 10:30pm local time.


Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB

Chitza

100 miles from our camp for the night...Chicken, Alaska. Likely no service there. We'll check in from Fairbanks the next day.
Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB

Chitza

Tok, Alaska. After 120 miles of dirt/gravel, one near high side and a close encounter with a fox. But I'm still smiling :)

I'm on Top of the World!



Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB

Yankee Dog

Great trip.  I am jealous.   By the way your SPOT quit sending at the Canadian border. 

Chitza

#36
We are hold up in a hotel in Fairbanks. It's 50 degrees and raining. Rest day today.

Apparently the SPOT does not have good coverage in rural Alaska. Who knew? When it di'nt send or receive a signal for awhile it shut off. We didn't know and didn't turn it back on. Keeping it off now to save battery. But everyone knows where we are, so it's all good. Everyone is safe and dry, for now. Updates when the excitement continues. 

We are doing laundry and going through gear to send home. My list of unused gear so far:

A cork screw
A bottle opener
A pillow case

Think I'll save the postage ;)
Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB

Chitza

Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB

Chitza

Camping right outside Denali National Park. Ride through the park then head East and then South.
Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB

Chitza

Pictures from yesterday

Oil change day


Skinny Dick's Half Way Inn




49th State Brewing Co. They have the old transit bus used for the movie "Into the Wild." The original bus is 35 miles in to the "wild" from where we are, still where Chris McCandless was stranded.



Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB

Chitza

More gravel, pot holes and some slick hay like shit. 120miles down Denali Hwy. The vista was amazing.




So far, my bike isn't complaining about the terrain as much as I am :p
Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB

Chuck A.

You go girl. Enjoying all of your post. Keep'em coming.
"There is no substitute for laminar flow in which a helmet is the primary disturbance.'- kdt

People's beliefs are a culmination of their experiences.  Belittling one's ideas is very close to an attack on that person. Ideas make the person who they are. JRobinson

merc16

That is a really great panoramic pic. This is epic !
Justin

jeep8

This is awesome, wishing ya'll the best.

Chitza

Go to Alaska they said. It'll be fun they said 8)



Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada for tonight. The crystal ball sees a hotel room in my near future :)
I love my crystal ball.
Loud pipes make me hungry for Valium biscuits and scotch gravy. - kdtrull

Yeah....ham it up, crackers.   ;D -kdtrull
The politically correct term is "Saltine American". -KevinB