(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...]
Blogging by headlamp on the Denali Highway
Posted on October 2, 2013 · 31 Comments
(a post-trip blog) The Denali Highway was the first road access to Denali National Park and opened in 1957. Less than 15 years later, a major paved highway would eliminate the need for this 135 mile dirt road. Today, it serves as access to valleys and mountains along with three large river … [Read more...]
Mozzies, lorries, backhoes and bulldozers
Posted on July 15, 2013 · 1 Comment
*Pictures to come later Back in Fort McPherson… We were hopeful. We woke up to the news that the road was finally open. Now the pressure was on the ferry men to get the boat going. We could see the traffic starting to stack up on the other side of the banks. This was wonderful! The banks had … [Read more...]
FM3
Posted on July 12, 2013 · Leave a Comment
(Fort McPherson (FM): Day 3) We got up and evaluated. We had a very nice and comfortable night, we actually slept in. We need to make the most of our sleep time, as we can only stay here one more night. Room cost is a premium; I have paid less for a room at the Marriott in the heart of … [Read more...]
Shopping Inuvik
Posted on July 10, 2013 · 1 Comment
We spent an extra unplanned day in Inuvik. The closing of the Taylor Highway bumped our reservations at Eagle Plains. They could not accommodate us coming back, unless we stayed an extra day in Inuvik. We opted to stay and see the sites, rather than camp in Eagle … [Read more...]
What’s fer dinner?
Posted on May 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment
I wanted to create film and photo stock for the website and figured red rock country in southern Utah would be the ticket. I’m hoping to do little snippets about our adventures and have a short film intro that stayed the same, along with an end. I have heard people in the office call them … [Read more...]
The trail of closed lighthouses
Posted on March 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment
We woke up in some town, not sure where. Was it Cambria? No wait. It was Monterey Bay. Losing track. We drove the coastal highway today, stopping at fruit stands and nibbling on fresh berries all along the way. We drove from state park to state park, looking to see what we could … [Read more...]
Is that a Kiss Dispenser?
Posted on March 27, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Not that kind of kiss... When I left Anchorage yesterday, it was on the tail end of 15 inches of fresh snow in my back yard. I had been thinking that we might get an early break-up and I would be able to pull the KLR out of the garage soon. Not so sure now. I think the fact that I was flying … [Read more...]
I wish I filmed that…
Posted on November 22, 2012 · Leave a Comment
Wow! I’m sitting to blog about the last couple of days and I can’t remember where I was. It seemed like I crossed into three different states (Arizona, Nevada, and Utah), and stayed in a couple of motels. We left Phoenix late and only made it to Wickenburg on account of the smell of food in … [Read more...]
Is that a shit truck I’m following?
Posted on November 15, 2012 · 1 Comment
We left Oro Valley and headed towards the mountains. Mount Lemon is the highest peak in the range at 9,157 feet. We crossed the mountain a little further south on Redington Road. We winded through the suburbs of East Tucson until sprawl gave way to property with acreage. Soon we found ourselves back … [Read more...]
