A few weeks back I was following up with a friend of mine who I have recently reconnected with over motorcycles. Dave and I had gone to high school together but unfortunately have spent little to no time together due to life, location and other things. While I was browsing the Facebook back in July,... Continue Reading →
In June of 2017, four of us headed out to ride our motorcycles to Alaska. These memories are from that trip. Enjoy! For the Minnesota crew, day two really felt like things were under way. We all woke up under the same blue sky, slept in the same campground, and were looking at a full... Continue Reading →
In June of 2017, four of us headed out to ride our motorcycles to Alaska. These memories are from that trip. Enjoy! After months and months of planning, at some point you need to get started. Let the trip begin. The Chicago crew got started early on Friday morning. The Minnesota crew not so much.... Continue Reading →
Okay, I need to explain this one a bit. Last year, when we were talking about this site and we were playing around with different web tools, my son Hollis was on hiatus from school (another story for a different day). He was helping me figure out the best layout, design, and format for the... Continue Reading →
Okay, just so things don't get to confusing a bit of detail about the Alaska trip. We are all home now. We made it home safely, with only a couple of possible situations that could have turned badly fast, but thankfully didn't. Eh Dave, Eh John you might want to tell that story. Posting... Continue Reading →
After camping out in a luxury hotel in Missoula the night before, compliments of all of John's traveling (thanks John), we hit the road by eight am for a bit of interstate riding. The interstate was not our first choice but it was a way for us to make up some time. We thought the... Continue Reading →
Damn. We have delayed the descent into the lower 48 by about as much as time as we can. We have left Canada and re-entered four times now since leaving and re-entering Alaska. Our two side trips, to Haines, AK and Skagway and Hyder, AK had us jumping borders. Usually Canadian borders. Seems like they... Continue Reading →
We have been putting the miles in over the last few days. A couple of unplanned trips have put us back a bit but they were completely worth it. The drive from Haines Junction to Haines was spectacular. With incredible views and mountain vistas. Imagine this for 100 miles. From Haines we did a quick... Continue Reading →
We took a quick trip on the Haines Highway to Haines , Ak. Amazing highway with views that got better around each corner. We would have liked to spend a bit more time in Haines, but we arrived in town with the ferry leaving at two. Next ferry would leave tomorrow at 12:15... Continue Reading →
The descent to the Kilcher Homestead caused much consternation for our group. Some of us faired better than some. After two days of rain in Homer the road was a mess. Our cabin was at the bottom of the road. It was either descend or carry our gear down the hill. ... Continue Reading →
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