To Alaska and Back...

[Yazz]

Cousin was set to change the oil in his plane. First thing you have to do is hot up the engine.

View of the Knik Glacier.



Glacial run-off. The blue color comes from the glacier grinding the rock into powder. Kinda like talcum powder, then mix with the melt water.



Got to help change the oil. It was great to be back working on a plane!

Afterwards, the family had a fish BBQ.

Slabs of halibut and salmon from the fish camp getting ready for the grill.



Blackened to perfection!



There's nothing better than a good BBQ with family and friends.

[dancogan]

Yazz,

Those pics have got me drooling! Oh, my gosh that looks good. Great reports.

[dave711]

bump... you guys must be really hungry up there.. thats a lot of fish

[Papa]

Just another fan thanking you guys for sharing this incredible journey. Stay safe.

[ARtraveler]

I am guessing there is a lot of fish--because the fish are very big here. And yes, fresh halibut and salmon are really, really, good. You get a lot of filets off of a 30# + salmon or 50# halibut. Very common sizes. Salmon can run over 50# (i've caught one like that), I had to tackle it when I got it ashore (river fishing on the Kenai)--no net. Halibut can run over 300#--there are a few like that caught every year.

Looking for more adventures and posts from Joy & Jeff.

[lascar]

Thank you for these beautifull photos , I hope one day I'll come back in your country

[DynamoBT]

Awwwwww gosh!! I got to look at that beautiful blackened fish again!!!! You're killing us Yazz!!! This is practically torture!! That looks SO good!!!!

Can't wait for more pictures. Hope things are going well for you guys. Ryde safe and keep having a great time!!!!

[ARtraveler]

bump for some more adventures.

[irish2themax]

Joy...I am so envious of you two. What a fantastic trip filled with memories that will last forever

Thanks for the pics and the dialogue...I fell like I'm there with you

Safe home!!

Irish

[SpyderSteve]

What a awesome trip

[JJW SpyderRider]

It was good meeting you at Cowtown and Spyderfest!

My wife and I had planed on a trip to Alaska and Canada (cruise, train, bus). Due to my kidney failure and surgery we had to postpone the trip until next year. Keep up the great photos and narrative, I’m living out my 30th anniversary trip through you two.

[Yazz]

Yazz,

Those pics have got me drooling! Oh, my gosh that looks good. Great reports.

Oh man... you should have smelled the BBQ! Didn't smell fishy at all. Think its because its fresh fish.

bump... you guys must be really hungry up there.. thats a lot of fish

There were alot of family and friends. Wonderful get-together!

Just another fan thanking you guys for sharing this incredible journey. Stay safe.

Glad your enjoying the ride!

I am guessing there is a lot of fish--because the fish are very big here. And yes, fresh halibut and salmon are really, really, good. You get a lot of filets off of a 30# + salmon or 50# halibut. Very common sizes. Salmon can run over 50# (i've caught one like that), I had to tackle it when I got it ashore (river fishing on the Kenai)--no net. Halibut can run over 300#--there are a few like that caught every year.

Looking for more adventures and posts from Joy & Jeff.

Used to think everythings bigger in Texas. Not so. Everything is bigger in Alaska. From the mountains to the fish!

Thank you for these beautifull photos , I hope one day I'll come back in your country

I hope you get back too! If you get to Houston, Texas, please look us up!

Awwwwww gosh!! I got to look at that beautiful blackened fish again!!!! You're killing us Yazz!!! This is practically torture!! That looks SO good!!!!

Can't wait for more pictures. Hope things are going well for you guys. Ryde safe and keep having a great time!!!!

The BBQer knew what he was doing. Just the right seasoning and the fish was tender and juicy. Yummmm!

bump for some more adventures.

Thanks for the bump!

Joy...I am so envious of you two. What a fantastic trip filled with memories that will last forever

Thanks for the pics and the dialogue...I fell like I'm there with you

Safe home!!

Irish

We've had some great memories. In the middle of the ride though, its hard to figure out which is the best.

The one thing that makes this road trip stand out is being able to share it with our friends.

What a awesome trip

Happy to have you on the ride. Hope to meet you down the road again.

[Yazz]

Took a bit longer to get Spydee out of the shop than we thought. So we left at 1:00 instead on 9:00 for the around 300 mile trip to Fairbanks.

Hurricane Gulch. 500 foot drop. Felt kinda queazy standing for the picture.



Alaskan tundra. The vegetation doesn't grow very high because the permafrost is so close to the surface.



Denali National Forest. Didn't get to ride through it, but now we have a reason to come back.



Got to the hotel around 9:30 and there was still good daylight. Went to bed at midnight and there was still good daylight...

[SpyderWolf]

Thanks for another great update with some awesome pics. I also think ryding through Denali would be an awsome thing to do.

[Big Arm]

Just got caught up on your trip..........Awesome !!!! Great write up !!!!
Beautiful scenery
Enjoy !!!

[Yazz]

The further north we go, the better the weather gets. Yee Ha! No more electric underwear!!

SethO, think you have stiff compition for the dirtiest Spyder!
Spydee got a wash in Palmer. A one day mosquito collection.



We're holed up in a hotel by a Denny's. Very happy camper! It also has a claim to fame...



Hubby's BMW is in the shop longer than we thought, so we will be exploring Fairbanks and surrounding areas tomorrow.

[Yazz]

Thanks for another great update with some awesome pics. I also think ryding through Denali would be an awsome thing to do.

We planned on putzing through Denali but time was an issue. Was hoping to get my Scavenger Hunt picture of a wild animal there. When towns are far and few between, sometimes you have to put it off till next year.

Just got caught up on your trip..........Awesome !!!! Great write up !!!!
Beautiful scenery
Enjoy !!!

Glad you enjoying the ride.

[ARtraveler]

Enjoy the heat. Fairbanks and the interior area are usually the warmest in AK. Can reach high 80's in the summer. As you go North though?---You are now 150 miles or so from the Arctic Circle.

Great pictures--you are capturing AK for all the readers.

[Lamonster]

Look forward to your post everyday

[SpyderWolf]

We planned on putzing through Denali but time was an issue. Was hoping to get my Scavenger Hunt picture of a wild animal there. When towns are far and few between, sometimes you have to put it off till next year.

Perhaps you will get lucky and see another wild animal somewhere on the journey. At least with the Spyder you have the ability to try to get away quickly if something goes wrong.

[CJ/johnnyg]

Yazz now that you are running in warmer weather, Every pic we have seen of you, you are smiling from ear to ear, we know that you have been froze for the last few weeks is that smile a permant ficture or does it go away. If there is a walmart up there or something like it. They make a fold up tri pod that fits in the trunk of our RT and its great cuz you can get a pic of you and hubby in the same picture. Just a thought! Have fun and keep safe and keep those big smiles coming. Thanks Carol and John in sunny Fl 99 degrees yesterday Did we say hot

[dancogan]

Hope there's no serious problem with hubby's GS. Or is it just in for new tires and oil change?

[SpyderAnn01]

Everything is bigger in Alaska even the mosquitos!

[ARtraveler]

RE: the mosquitos--the locals refer to them as B-52's. They are big--but they are not fast--smuck! In the Anchorage/Eagle River area, they come in early May and the majority seem to be gone by the end of June. That is just fine with me. Not so, North and in the interior. I have heard the insects try to eat you alive in the tundra areas.

[Raptor]

Bump.