Fairbanks! I made it this far! And what an amazing, unforgettable, wild adventure that was. Now I struggle to put into words 16 days of fantastic moments and encounters. I will need more than one blog post! Maybe I should start at the start, after a 2 day drive with Steve who kindly put his vehicle back onto this really rough road. We arrived in Prudhoe the evening of May 29, stayed at the Prudhoe Bay Hotel and the next…
It’s been a year since I started the CAT project, but as some of you already know, it wasn’t meant to be in 2018. Bad knees, bad weather, and soon I had to quit. A year is a long time to wait for a second chance to try again. And it’s been a challenging year with much uncertainty. I still don’t know how things will go, but there is only one way to find out! Many people asked me why…
As I am writing this, I am sitting at the beautiful Tetlin National Wildlife Refuge Visitor Centre, only 10 km from Canada. After only about 500 km, my knees finally hurt enough that I can’t even ride the last 10 km to the border, let alone the extra 30 km to Beaver Creek, the first village in the Yukon. I came to the conclusion that stopping here is the best option, not wanting to damage my knees for good. I…
Finally, I am on the road with Laf. I was disappointed that I hadn’t been able to start from Prudhoe Bay, but I soon realized that it was probably a good thing. I had forgotten how hard it is to start a bike trip and I really don’t think I would have been able to ride the Dalton, and for sure not in these conditions. As I pedaled away from Fairbanks, I thought that at least I had been to…
Well, I guess I can now say that I have been to Prudhoe Bay with my bike… but not on my bike!!! I haven’t started riding yet but it’s already been an adventure. I left Whitehorse Thursday morning, after a nice going away supper with friends. Steve and I drove to Fairbanks, where we stayed at Sven’s Basecamp, a lovely haven in the middle of the industrial area. The weather forecast for Prudhoe Bay had been deteriorating over the last…