You'll have what I call a lot of Wow Days in Alaska. Like "wow that's beautiful" The ferry you took reminds me of the SS Badger which crosses Lake Michigan the accommodations and food service are about the same but you are only on the Badger for 4 hours.
Thanks for sharing the journey.
The accomodations on the ship were plain but clean. Not much to do for three days but chat with other passengers. What a great way to pass the time. Talked with a motorcyclist who had run the Hoka Hei (sp) from Florida to Alaska. Chatted with a darling little old lady who was sleeping in a tent on the deck of the ferry. So many people with interesting stories...
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Beautiful pictures Joy. I have said it before but I will say it again, I envy you and your husband. I can't wait til Brian and I can take off and just go.
Please thank Brian for the advice about gravel roads. The trailer started fish-tailing once and remembered his warning. Learned to slow down and put the rear tire in the track the car tires go in.
jeff & joy I'm enjoying your trip with you. fond memories. like your pics. :clap:enjoy the heaves. :yikes: Have a safe trip.
opcorn:
Thanks for all the advice you gave us. It has come in very handy!
Oh man! Until you have ridden the heaves... its hard to describe...:yikes:
Your trip is utterly fantastic!!!!! I haz the jealous!!!!!
Thank you, thank you, thank you, for taking the time to post all these pictures and writing comments!!! I know you must be tired at the end of a day. I envy your tech skills just to be posting all this, let alone your fabulous trip!!!!
Have fun!! Stay safe!! Keep three to the ground!!!
My tech skills are pretty poor. LOL Actually, as we ride along, the scenery and pictures tell the story I write. We like to bed down around 5:00 which give me time to share the ride with y'all. This thread has helped us open our eyes to the wonders around us. Not just head on down the road.
Thanks for being on the ride with us.:doorag:
looking good....keep the updates coming.....this trip is so exciting.......
Glad you're enjoy it! :2thumbs:
On May 25th 1960 John Hart and I chopped a 4 foot deep hole into Birch Lake (south of Fairbanks). It filled with ice and water slush. We put adult beverages in a dip net so that we could retrieve them after they cooled. It work well but made your hands numb holding a can.
You may have to hold off on going swimming.
Thank You for bring back memories of the good ole days in Alaska
Talk about having a cold one! :shocked:
Happy you're taking a trip down memory lane...
Good Morning Yazz: You mentioned you have a Mile Post with you. Look up Wrangell St. Elias National Park--Mt. St. Elias is in there. I believe that range is the second highest in AK. If the skies are clear you will get spectacular views of that whole mountain range while riding from Tok to Glen Allen. That will be your Welcome to Alaska special view.
And a sidebar: Nice to see you on the site again BMW.
Going through St. Elias National Park was overcast. With all the snow, think we would need double sun glasses. It was so beautiful with all the whites, blues and greys. To be riding through the ice field is out of this world! :thumbup:
It looks like you are having a great time... Thanks for posting the pictures they make me want to take the same trip...
Do you have a blog about your trip?
Stay Safe...
This is my blog. Not a woman of many words...
Glad you like the pictures.
Wow! :bowdown: What a great adventure. Thanks for sharing it with us.
One of the things I inherited from my dad (besides high blood pressure and cholesterol, etc.) was his passion for travel and adventure.
You've rekindled my fuse!
So, we just made a deal on a 622 Trailer for the RT and will be picking it up Thursday.
Now I'm looking at this big stack of maps. :yes::yes::yes:
:shemademe_smilie: and, I'm blaming it all on you :roflblack: :roflblack:
Just think. . . . if I'm lucky, only 6 more years until we can retire.
Until then, I'm looking forward to the next update opcorn:opcorn:
Contrats on the new trailer! Happy to rekindle the tickle in you feet.
Thank goodness! I thought you'd blame the RT-622 on me. :roflblack:
I'll take blame for the trailer. You can take credit for the RT! :roflblack:
Love your trip...We have been talking about something like this for years my wife and I! I am just wondering: did you do anything to protect the underneath of the Spyder on dirt roads? Custom made? Any pics?
I am looking at July for a trip like yours but it seems that the "cruise" part of the trip is not available at less than $1700 (2 passengers/bike/cabin), am I looking at the right place or is this a Carnival cruise rate?
Thank you.
Philippe
There is a factory plastic skid plate under the nose of Spydee. Its worked well. Can always replace it, if it gets too chewed up. Also, have put on SpyderPop's belt guard. Don't want any rock bits getting where they don't belong.
Good question about the ferry. Google Alaska State Highway Marine System. The ferries book up fast so make reservations well in advance.
Glad you are enjoying the trip! :thumbup:
I have so enjoyed your posts, Joy. It's been a few years since I went to Alaska (the old-fashioned way - by plane) and I yearn to go back. Thanks for taking time to share the photos along the way.
I highly recommend getting in some salmon fishing if it's season yet. Quite a rush!
Keep the posts coming! :thumbup:
Happy your enjoying the posts!
Salmon season is in the fall. Wish we could be up here for that. There's a National Eagle Sanctuary outside of Haines, Alaska. In the fall the salmon run, the bears have a feast, and the bald eagles come in for easy pickings. Would love to experience that!
Bump for today's adventures.
Thanks for the bump!
**awaits as patiently as humanly possible for a Yazz update**
opcorn:
Sorry about the delay... The Yukon doesn't have many WiFi cafes. nojoke
I've done the Western Bits of this trip - this is giving me some assurance that the Spyder will make it as well… and worth considering - leaving out the bits East of the Divide….
Have found the Spyder to be a very robust ride. Going through the frost heaves showed how quick they can swerve, and the pounding they can take and keep on going!
You can do anything you want to do. If you want it bad enough. :doorag:
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