Back in Alaska, 1st ride was a cool° one
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Back in Alaska, 1st ride was a cool° one
Temp° in the 40°s, 10 mph wind.
I only did 12 miles, needed another layer,
Body was cooling down instead of warming up.
SoCal made me soft...LOL
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road the shoulders mostly
MUP in ok condition here, but most is gravel covered
I only did 12 miles, needed another layer,
Body was cooling down instead of warming up.
SoCal made me soft...LOL
....
road the shoulders mostly
MUP in ok condition here, but most is gravel covered
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Did you fly from So Cal or did you drive via the Alaska Highway.
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Beautiful scenery, but travelling thousands of miles just to ride on a MUP? That does not compute. Surely there must be some better riding to be had locally, than that.
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Really beautiful scenery.
That's around the temperature we had here in Montreal on the weekend as I started my season off. You lasted longer than me, lol.
That's around the temperature we had here in Montreal on the weekend as I started my season off. You lasted longer than me, lol.
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Yep
pic of “Twin peaks”
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Saw some liquid water,
small lake out back is ice free
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Why riding these conditions:
MUPs & shoulders are all gravel covered,
street sweepers starting clean up
road shoulders , (MUPs last ) tons of sand gravel mix
spread on roads all 7 months of winter,
snow melts, not the gravel.
No trails open,
top inch of soil thawed mud, ice underneath
...
April sucks in Alaska, “Breakup”.
getting garden plants started
& Greenhouse going (cucs are up)
prep equip for fishing
pic of “Twin peaks”
....
Saw some liquid water,
small lake out back is ice free
....
Why riding these conditions:
MUPs & shoulders are all gravel covered,
street sweepers starting clean up
road shoulders , (MUPs last ) tons of sand gravel mix
spread on roads all 7 months of winter,
snow melts, not the gravel.
No trails open,
top inch of soil thawed mud, ice underneath
...
April sucks in Alaska, “Breakup”.
getting garden plants started
& Greenhouse going (cucs are up)
prep equip for fishing
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Same here, drove Alcan - in January 1978 - with new wife. Drove home to Michigan October 1979. Between '78 and '79 it changed names from "Alcan" (Alaska-Canada Highway) to "Alaska Highway." There were only a few unpaved pieces by my return trip.
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Be nice to drive it again .
problem is , snow bird travel times can
also be severe weather times.
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4-5 days from here to SoCal ...
.hotels, food , fuel.....
cheaper to fly
problem is , snow bird travel times can
also be severe weather times.
....
4-5 days from here to SoCal ...
.hotels, food , fuel.....
cheaper to fly
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We have been talking about a S Texas road trip all the way to Alaska. Back in 2002 we made it to Jasper NP. Logistics for such a long road trip is the challenge but we are working on it.
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40s to 50s is just about my favorite bicycling temp here. My nose gets a bit snotty at 40 F, but I warm up in about 5 to 10 minutes of pedaling.
Of course, I wear long pants, two t-shirts, thin fleece jacket, gloves, and a stocking cap when it's down to 40 F. Shoes and socks, too. Can't forget the shoes and socks.
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Close , kinda
Well we’re still below freezing at night
Mid to high 20°s.
Lakes & rivers still frozen.
15 hours of sun, now, gaining 5-1/2mins a day
Well we’re still below freezing at night
Mid to high 20°s.
Lakes & rivers still frozen.
15 hours of sun, now, gaining 5-1/2mins a day
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I tell you why I like riding in cool weather around here. The streets have less traffic, no matter car, bike, or pedestrian. Okay, the car traffic just seems less as everyone apparently calls it a day when the sun goes down, and the sun is setting earlier.
I can't imagine cycling in Alaska, Canada, or the northern US in the winter. Y'all are some hardy souls.
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10 million ducks & geese can’t be wrong ,
they leave before winter
Snow birds
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Weird Spring here...
I Need/Want a Ride
Snows, melts, snows melts......
woke up to this
Snowing, 32° ,
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...3#.XL3hVRaIaEc
I Need/Want a Ride
Snows, melts, snows melts......
woke up to this
Snowing, 32° ,
https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClic...3#.XL3hVRaIaEc
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Do you have a fatbike?
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I have 40 years experience knowing April sucks
here.
Past 5 years, much nicer Springs.
That's how long I’ve been riding,
My 1st real sucky Spring since I’ve been riding.
Good to feel the “Need” for a ride, never
knew I’d become addicted
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In the 90°s in SoCal, wouldn’t be
riding their
...
maybe time for a trainer, at least
gets the blood moving during “breakup”
here.
Past 5 years, much nicer Springs.
That's how long I’ve been riding,
My 1st real sucky Spring since I’ve been riding.
Good to feel the “Need” for a ride, never
knew I’d become addicted
.....
In the 90°s in SoCal, wouldn’t be
riding their
...
maybe time for a trainer, at least
gets the blood moving during “breakup”
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I loved Alaska, a different way of life where the mosquito is the state bird. Dividend was nice too. Drove the ALCAN highway in the winter (best time to do it) and took the ferry from Haines to Bellingham when I left. As far as the cold...."it's a dry cold" lol. The coldest I have ever been in my life was in the Yukon training area (Eielson AFB) where it reach -65F with nothing to keep me warm besides a sleeping bag when I had the opportunity to use it.