harley sighting/dalton

[ron criswell]

I couldn't agree more about not going all the way to the top of Alaska, and instead going to places like Homer, Seward, Taketna and such. My wife and I went up there a few years ago not on a bike. We landed in Anchorage, caught the ferry To Valdez from Whittier and drove from there to Fairbanks, originally planning to stay in Wrangle National Park but didn't as a friend who used to live up there said we needed to go to Fairbanks. I knew that was a mistake driving by Wrangle looking at it to my right. We were underwhelmed with Fairbanks regretting not going to Wrangle. From there we went to Denali with 3 glorious days of clear weather and looking at the big mountain at Wonder Lake, then driving to Talketna and taking a float plane ride on the south side flying right up next to 5000 ft. Cliffs. Spectfriggingtacular! From there we went to Seward and Homer. In my opinion, the most spectacular scenery is the southern and mid state areas. Google map it on satellite and see for yourself. The people who just take the cruise while seeing the great coastal areas, don't get to see Wrangle or Denali. The people who go to Prudoe get to pee on the tree (there are none)and say they have been there. The view from Wonder Lake on a clear day is the real deal to me, as is looking at the big mountain in the 3:00 AM twilight at Talketna in July. We saw tons of critters. The Lynx was the best. Criswell Who still wants to go to Wrangle. Sent from my iPad

On Oct 22, 2011, at 6:33 PM, "wollybugger" wrote: > Mark, though I lived in Alaska for 30 years, I never had any inclination to ride the Dalton Highway. The road was consttructed as a service highway for construction on the Alaska Highway back in the 70s and was not open to the public for many years. A few years back, it was open to the public, but it is still very much a service road. The impression I get is that it is very much like the Alcan Highway of 40 years ago, when I drove it several times. Of course the Alaska Highway is now pretty much paved all the way, but back then, the weather determined how much of a challenge it was. Too much rain and it was all mud. To little rain and it was all dust. Just enough rain to settle the dust, and it was a fun drive. It is my understandding it is a day's run up the Dalton from Fairbanks to Deadhorse and a day's run back, with only one opportunity to fuel up. Google it or look for links on Adv Rider. The real risk is the trucks. You'd enjoy Alaska a lot more if you skipped the Dalton and rode to places like Homer, Fairbanks, Seward, Talkeetna, Chicken, Skagway, Dawson Creek, etc. > > Joe Grove > > [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

[mark ward]

Hey I have found it a pleasure Meeeting face to face with a few of my DSN_KLR Brothers. If there was a centrally located "FAMILY REUNION" I would try hard to be there. Castle Rock Kansas, is center for the lower 48, North Dakota for North America. I vote Kansas, Next summer or spring [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]