Originally, I had wanted to hit The Mighty Dempster Highway which connects Dawson City, YT to Tuktoyaktuk, NWT and the Arctic Ocean via 1,000 miles of dirt and gravel road on my first trip north to Alaska but I didn’t have time. I did make it for Dust to Dawson, the gathering of adventure motorcycle
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Drake and I had decided we wanted to visit some more of the wonders near Fairbanks. One such wonder being Manley Hot Springs. So on Friday August 16th, he drove up from the station once he was off work. We departed shortly afterwards on the 4 hour drive to go see what it was about.
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The Howling Dog is a saloon in Fox, Alaska which is 20 minutes from Fairbanks. It’s ran by Ralph who is an old BMW airhead motorcycle guy. I ended up stumbling across this after an invite to the monthly airhead meetup at the Howling Dog, which is actually closed but Ralph opens it up for
Fairbanks, AK – My original Prudhoe Bay attempt to swim in the Arctic Ocean was planned for the week of August 12th. After some logistical changes with the folks who were going to go with me, I decided to leave with Wendy. She was back in Fairbanks and about to leave on her own excursion
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Fairbanks, AK – The theme of the last two weeks from my previous post is Recovery, Rain, Mountains, and Blueberries. Recovering from all the socializing and becoming a hermit. Enjoying (hating) the rain that has followed me from Fairbanks to Atlanta and then yet again back to Fairbanks. Finally getting around to checking out Denali
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Georgia – Allen Family Vacation This had been in the works for a while: for the Allen clan to get together like the old days. It used to be that my father, his two brothers, and his parents would all go to the lake every summer vacation with their children camping. Honestly, this was very
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