Day 2 distance: 142 miles Total trip distance: 524 miles Another sunny and warm day with temperatures starting in the mid 50s and rising to the mid 70s. Today was an intentionally short day. My destination, Ainsworth Hot Springs Resort has hot springs pools and I wanted to have time to enjoy them. 🙂 I left Kettle Falls at 8am. It took about 30 … Continue reading 2018 Ride to the Dalton – Day 2
Day’s distance: 352 miles Clear skies and temperatures in the mid 50s greeted me this morning. I pulled out just after 7am. My route out of Seattle, taking I-5 north, is mostly counter-commute except around Everett, near the Boeing plant. Traffic was fast moving this morning and I landed in Sedro-Woolley for breakfast before 9am. Breakfast was fine but I was too excited to … Continue reading 2018 Ride to the Dalton – Day 1
My Ride to The Dalton itinerary has me arriving in Dawson Creek, BC at the end of Day 5. The Alaskan Highway begins here. I found the following description of the section of the Alaskan Highway I’ll be traveling in the FAQ section of TheMilepost website. I parsed the info to match my travel days. Sounds like Day 7 will be a fun (challenging) day … Continue reading The Alaskan Highway
While on this trip, my housemates and I will be tracking road conditions carefully. An information site I’ll rely on is 511.alaska.gov. The day after my arrival in Fairbanks, I’ll have an opportunity to ride north from Fairbanks up the Elliot Highway to the start of the Dalton Highway, some 84 miles farther north near Livengood, AK. From there, depending on road and weather conditions, … Continue reading Alaska Road Conditions
So, yesterday I took off the tupperware (fiberglass body panels) to inspect and clean behind them. This was good practice for me. I keep this video handy, to assist. It is off my R1200 Common Tasks playlist. After I finished, I replaced the tupperware, strapped on my two new Pilot Road 4 tires and made a short list of the things I would like the mechanic … Continue reading 66,000 mile service
Red markers are my stops heading north. Blue markers are those heading south. The entire trip will be about 5,800 miles and I’ll take 23 days to complete it. This includes spending three nights in Fairbanks, two in Anchorage and two in Prince George, all in more deluxe accommodations to enjoy my 60th birthday. Continue reading 2018 Ride to The Dalton
Why did I change the name of the tour? Mostly to avoid repeating names but also because it seemed vistas became the recurring theme, that thing I kept taking pictures of in hopes of sharing the grandeur. Grandeur and scale are what I seek in my rides. Forgotten and scenic byways provide gateways to the less traveled coast or mountain pass or desert plateau. How … Continue reading Reflections – 2018 Western Vistas Tour
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