Monthly Archives: July 2012

Last night it was five star luxury in Alyeska and tonight it is at the opposite end of the spectrum. The Swiss Inn, very rudimentary, but spotlessly clean. Similar to my second night on the road, then in Fountain City. … Continue reading →

So five star luxury tonight in the leading Alaskan Ski resort, but it does not have Wi Fi in the rooms. I am sitting in the lounge getting this off.   Hoping that I do not have a repeat of … Continue reading →

Hello All   I worked for two days on an epic post titled “Bankers and views on the World economy” > I posted it a few minutes ago and it disappeared. Normally I prepare my work using word and then … Continue reading →

At about 08h00 this morning it started, the noise of a piston aircraft engine revving for take off. Since then it has been going virtually all day. For some this might be a massive annoyance. For me, it is music … Continue reading →

Passing the Matanuska Glacier I am once again in awe of the scale of things here. This glacier, situated about 100  miles form Anchorage, runs for about 50 miles from the peaks of the Chugach Mountains down into the valley … Continue reading →

9200 kms later I have crossed into Alaska and in so doing I have fulfilled one of my long time dreams. This has been a hard days riding on the worst roads to date. I am staying in the metropolis … Continue reading →

I have updated yesterdays blog with some pictures. I think I exhausted the Dawson Peaks bandwidth and could not upload any pictures. This morning I decided to make a detour on my way to Whitehorse and route via Carcross. Formerly … Continue reading →

I have caught up the backlog. Before reading this episode, please read the earlier one published a few minutes ago. I will not be expanding on the strike outs in this blog, so that there is no confusion in the … Continue reading →

First, some photos to catch up for the past few days of limited connectivity. Yesterday on the way from Whitehorse I ride out to the airport. There parked with absolutely zero security are the Snowbird’s Tudor jets, two Lockheed Hercules, … Continue reading →

Very fortunately I decided to book ahead of time, having had an inkling of the problems which lay ahead when I tried to book a room at Whitehorse for Sunday evening. Virtually very room in the Yukon is booked up. Not … Continue reading →