Seward Leads to a BIG Detour
“WOW”
For the last hour I’d been hiking in Kenai Fjords National Park. Now and then a glimpse of the Exit Glacier would appear only for the trail to turn back north. The next valley over was green and lush. I kept contrasting the two sites so close together and so different. How was one full of years of snow and ice and the other thriving with flora? Read more
Thoughts on Alaska
I’d been meaning to writeup some of my thoughts about Alaska about now so I’m going to tie it into the final few cities I visited as well. Fortunately for both of us I won’t use as many words to do this as miles I drove there. Know why that’s good? Because the place is HUGE! I ended up with a fairly bare bones route through the state and still rode about 2,500 miles there and that’s after taking 2 days to go the first 93 miles! It’s fewer miles than from San Diego to Jacksonville Florida.
Wet and Elusive Denali National Park
In Fairbanks I began doing my research and getting excited to visit Denali National Park. A massive 6 million acre park that is kept as wild by limiting areas accessible within the park. Only one road services the interior of the park and buses are the only option to travel the road. Camp sites are located in the interior of the park, but reservations are usually needed. I was able to get in at the park entrance for two nights and had to live with that. Read more
Fairbanks Alaska
Silly me, calling ahead to order the parts I needed from Tok. Did I call because I was actually in a hurry for them? No, just because I was bored apparently. Do you get the feeling that not all went as I’d hoped? At least I still have to turning wheels on the ground. Here’s where I’m at. Read more
Motorcycle Travel Isn’t Always Easy
Leaving the Alaskan peninsula I was on a high from all the animals I got to see, touch, and photograph. Not only that, but I had a plan. To sneak up to Dawson for their music festival then head to southern Alaska. It meant there would be some backtracking and seeing roads twice and I was ok with that. I had a few days to make it there in too.
The Kroschel Film Wildlife Center
Ok, you’re finally getting some wildlife closeups and I even got to pet lots of the animals! It’s one of the few tours I’ve done on the trip, but well worth it. Even with the 41 Princess Cruise guests I didn’t know were going to be there :O
Extending the Detour
For a change I actually went to exactly where I’d planned to the next day and the few following. The flat tire 20 minutes into my departure from Atlin did slow me down some though. Luckily it was an easy fix and it was comforting knowing that the family from Edmonton I’d hung out with the previous night wasn’t far behind in case I had trouble. They pulled over in a hurry when they saw me, but I was all set by then.