So I’m sitting at home contemplating an entire of summer
activities and possibilities and it just brings a smile to my face! It’s not
just about doing, although that’s most of the fun, but it’s also about thinking
about the possibilities. And the air is filled with possibilities…
What to do when you want to do so much, but sometimes work
and health get in the way? My guess is that you close your eyes, click your
heels three times and… do the best you can.
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This summer will be a mix of motorcycle riding and bicycle
riding… two of my most favorite things.
Now, those of you that know me well, know I am like a kid in
a candy store… there are so many wonderful things to do. I don’t like repeating the same trip, so
although every bone in my body wants to take a second crack at Inuvik, not this
year. Instead my big summer ride will be
the Klondike Loop added to the Dust2Dawson. This ride will start in Anchorage
and head North over the wonderful pothole filled Top of the World Highway to
Dawson, drop down to Whitehorse, over to Skagway, Alaska, a quick ferry to
Haines, AK then on to Kluaine, Tok, and back to Anchorage. The ride will be Alaska and the Yukon Territory
of Canada and cover roughly 1500 miles.
It will be with trusty Ice Gal.
I also want to ride out to Manely Hot Springs… where a friend
in Fairbanks advised that “Standing under the grapes naked is memorable”… I
have no idea, but I will find out for you… later in the summer.
Another shout out to Cordova, although I did this last year,
and I am breaking my earlier stated rule… it is worth a re-visit for the Cosmos
at the Reluctant Fisherman!
If I can find a volunteer with a couple of 4 wheelers and
rifles to escort me back all the way to the ghost town of Petersville, right at
the fork… I want to really do this ride.
This is big bear country though, and I am not about to do this one by
myself or unarmed. Takers (email me)? I
don’t carry a weapon, but it would be piece of mind and help me squash the
image of me looking like dinner riding way back into that area by myself.
For cycling, I am toying with the idea of doing a small
relay for the Fireweed 400 (the 200 mile race), commuting as much as possible
to work, and maybe even the ride to Seward again.
Out of state, Minnesota, Utah, Phoenix, and Seattle all have
targets on them.
Hey, welcome back to the blogosphere. I will look forward to reading about the adventures on this blog and Ice Gal's.
ReplyDeleteDoes that woman come with the grapes in Manley?
ReplyDeleteI'm not sure... I'll let you know.
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