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Your zipper is down and I can’t help but smile

(A post-trip blog: the Denali Highway, Alaska) I love Talkeetna. It is such a quirky Alaskan town. Aside from having a cat for a mayor, good taste in beer, and priorities consistent with mountain climbing, the people just know how to enjoy life. I have always thought if someone wanted to get a … [Read more...]

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I woke up in a trailer…

(A post-trip blog: the Denali Highway, Alaska) It was cold the night before. The campground was filled with tons of hunters roaming (and shooting) on the landscape, and the overall wet conditions prompted us to look for shelter. The RV shelter in the campground had a little trailer … [Read more...]

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The trail of tipped bikes

(a post-trip blog: the Denali Highway, Alaska) It rained all night long. In the morning, I put all my heavy motorcycle gear on under the boughs of a tree. This was an attempt to minimize how wet I would actually be when I was finally riding down the road. Even though I had heated gear, it was cold. … [Read more...]

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McCarthy Road, Copper Moose, and Details

I neglected to post the last day on the road from Kennecott a couple of weekends ago. Here are the details: We left the Copper Moose early, the owner made us breakfast. It was very nice and he got up at 5 am to get us out the door early. That was very thoughtful and appreciated. There were not a … [Read more...]

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Kennecott Red, an Amish strike, and a very expensive day…

*The Kennecott Mill is located in Wrangell - St. Elias National Park and Preserve We woke up in the brothel this morning and meandered across the street for breakfast before heading up to the mill town to shoot more photos. Jaz was in heaven on account of all the rusting industrial parts … [Read more...]

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Snot Covered Rocks and Other Horrible Things

*Warning! Danger Will Robinson! This blog has a graphic image posted below of a dead animal. If you are easily offended, or don't want this experience, quit now. You have been warned! Gas should be planned; No gas in Chitina. Last time I was here you could purchase gas in Chitina. Not so anymore. … [Read more...]

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Looking for fall

*My blog has fallen behind! Perhaps stories for times when I’m home bound.  Although I did a nice hike in Alaska, some great travels in Utah, and a quick trip to D.C., I’m skipping to this weekend in Alaska. I rolled out of Anchorage today with the goal of visiting the largest National Park in … [Read more...]

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Final installment on Cordova (part 2)

So, there I was sitting on the bank of the glacier river, with this gorgeous glacier wall across from me. The glacier front was so massive I was having a hard time photographing it. Jaz had stayed above (about 50 feet) at the viewpoint and was shooting with a wide angle lens. My strategy (since I … [Read more...]

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Cordova Cosmos

Cordova, Alaska by motorcycle (and boat and train tunnel). Well, I am behind again as usual in posting my blog. Keeping up with posting on the road is a challenge, either because of lack of connectivity, or being too damned tired to do anything but face plant at the end of the night. I finally … [Read more...]

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The roads to Canada are paved with flowers

We headed out of Anchorage for a repeat of the first 318 miles from previous weekends; past the city of god all the way to, “one toke over the line.” The Richardson was in full bloom with many types of flowers. We saw trumpeter swans with their chicks, moose, and lots of squirrels. I was not as … [Read more...]