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16 years ago @ 2009 Strugis Motorcycl... - Day 09 - Rapid City SD... · 0 replies · +1 points

Shai,
611 miles!! That's fantastic. I could never get JimmyV to ride that far with me. There was always one or two or three coffee shops somewhere between. :)

Excellent Rushmore and Crazy Horse photos.

And just where the heck are the photos of the Wyoming Hwy Patrol bustin' JimmyV's chops???? You know … "Up against the wall you redneck mothers!!!"

16 years ago @ 2009 Strugis Motorcycl... - Day 03 - Shai's R... · 0 replies · +1 points

Shai,
Great blogging job. Excellent photos.
You guys got a tripod or one of those table top camera holders?? We need to see some photo's with both of you in the shot!!!

16 years ago @ Dean's Blog Test Site - 090703 Short Fairy Tal... · 0 replies · +1 points

Just downloaded WordPress 2.8. Talking to son Derek about hosting from same location as our business server. WordPress works on Macintosh!!

Derek is using Adobe Dreamweaver for web design.

16 years ago @ 2009 Alaska Motorcycle... - Day 16 Whitehorse to t... · 0 replies · +1 points

JannieV said the blog posts were not working. I went back on, looked around and found I had left the "Edit" mode on overnight. This should fix it and open the ability to post.

16 years ago @ 2009 Alaska Motorcycle... - Day 15, Part 1 - Tok t... · 0 replies · +1 points

I'll take your word for it … Day 15 is now the header. :)

16 years ago @ 2009 Alaska Motorcycle... - Day 13, Part 1 - Ancho... · 1 reply · +1 points

I'm confused too!! Yes I stepped back in for a moment. I got the two above photos from JimmyV early afternoon and decided to post them. I'll be more specific when I step back in.

16 years ago @ 2009 Alaska Motorcycle... - Day 06 - Whitehorse, Y... · 1 reply · +1 points

For motorcyclist, Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay is one of the great "end of road" adventure rides. Very few riders have attempted this ride and fewer have completed it.

Here's a website that explains the Dalton Hwy and what JimmyV and Big Steve will experience. You will have to copy and paste into your browser.

http://wikitravel.org/en/Dalton_Highway

This is weather at Deadhorse Airport

http://www.weatherforyou.com/cgi-bin/hw3/hw3.cgi?...

16 years ago @ 2009 Alaska Motorcycle... - Day 04 - Prince George... · 1 reply · +1 points

Hi to JimmyV sister's.
It seems like a decade ago when JimmyV and I visited all of you when we rode our USA Four Corners. Wait 1998 is a decade ago and we rode Harleys!!!! I have great memories of stopping at the little farm in Michigan and eating lobster in Rhode Island.

Wish I was riding with them but I had my Alaska adventure two weeks ago. However, being a couch potato "command post" for JimmyV and Big Steve is almost like being there.

The glacier photo is "Bear Glacier" 25-miles outside Stewart/Hyder.

Internet communications will get better if they stay in any of the large cities/towns in the Yukon and Alaska. Wireless internet is available in many of the motel/hotels in Whitehorse, Valdez, Seward, Homer, Anchorage and Fairbanks.

16 years ago @ 2009 Alaska Motorcycle... - 3 Days, 4 hours and 56... · 1 reply · +1 points

Well, I met with the 'northbound two' over pizza and beer Tuesday. A friend and I attempted a similar ride two weeks ago. I rode from SoCal to 57 miles short of Deadhorse, AK (4,040 miles in 7 days) and threw a drive chain. This damaged my transmission so my Alaska adventure was over.

Ten important advice I passed on the JimmyV and Big Steve:

10. Stock VStrom kickstand pad will sink into soft dirt and/or mud and the bike will fall over.
9. Never pass a known gas station for an unverified gas station (i.e. a GPS located gas station).
8. Roads under repair (dirt/gravel/mud) have little warning and often at the end of big fast sweepers.
7. Take care of your chain!!!!
6. Do not feed the bears! Grizzly OR Polar Bears.
5. On the Dalton Hwy, learn to like rain, mud and sludge.
4. Do go swim in the Arctic Ocean.
3. The Midnight Sun really messes with your senses!
4. Most Deadhorse hotels are "all you can eat" food.
1. Deadhorse is a dry town! BYOB

Dean Tanji

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