Why the Homer Spit? Just for the Halibut.
Jan, getting to my favorite place in Alaska....HOMER....is accessible SOUTH of Anchorage, so even if the Parks roads between Anchorage and Fairbanks are closed, you should be able to get to Homer
I am going to order a new Bridgestone Driveguard Plus, which is the best Run Flat that B-Stone makes, and is currently on my rear wheel. It will be a 205/55-16, and I will have it here, when you go towards Bellingham.
If you decide that your current rear tire will hold air, and you think you can use it....think about taking this new B-Stone Run Flat with you, as a backup/spare.
If you decide not to, then I will keep it here, as "someday" I will need it myself.
EDIT: Jan, new tire is ordered, and will be at my place by Wednesday. If you need it, it is here. If you decide to take it with you as a backup/spare, it is here. If you don't take it, I am sure I will need it someday.
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
@miles-ladue aw, come on... I love my ebay special aluminum Porsche scissor jack. Have gotten to use it more than I care to admit! 😍
I love this place. This community is amazing!
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Why the Homer Spit? Just for the Halibut.
Valdez has plenty of good Halibut, and is easier and quicker to get to than Homer. Homer is overrated.
Jan is back On The Road. Current plan is for us to install a new rear tire on his bike, on Thursday, in my shop.
He has a ferry to Alaska to catch on Friday, and the ferry terminal is 165 miles north of my place, so if all goes well on Thursday, should be no problem making it to the ferry on Friday.
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
Have an epic trip Jan!! Thanks for all your help with the rally! Although it may not be the time of the year for oodles of eagles be sure to catch the Chilkoot Bald Eagle preserve near Haines. Would be interesting to know if Arne Erikson or a descendant still owns the Fort Seward Lodge. Spent several days in Haines for a campground meeting several years ago. Talk about small town, after two days you felt like you were a resident because almost everyone knew who you were or where you were from in that short time!
Great news! 👍
Hold my keyboard and watch this! 🙃
I will let The Olde Man & The Plugged Tire post his own update rendition, but whilst he is cooling off, shopping for a new ice chest at Walmart, and settling into his hotel room in Ontario, Oregon....I will just post that he is safe, tired, and needing a good night's sleep.
He hit the road at 1:30 am this morning, then drove his sidecar rig 679 miles, and the early afternoon heat was 104* F.
He can tell.....The Rest Of The Story....after he rests up.
Two Million Mile Rider
Exploring the World in Comfort
Sadly, I have a very real understanding of what he went through today, except for the 670+ miles part. The rest - yuck.
Illegitemi non carborundum est!
Time to play catch up with the trip...
RD -3 The tire had a roofing screw in it. Monday AM the local auto mechanic located and pulled it out, inserting worm plugs. Rode to Taos, bought a scissor jack the I hope to never use... and a bottle of Slime. The guys at the tire shop could not get much of the Slime into the tire. Left Taos at noon heading west on RT 64. Here the High Plains west of Taos reminds me of US-50 crossing Nevada.
Checked the weather radar once in Chama, decided to stay south of Southern Colorado and avoid the afternoon mountain rains, Could see all the dark storms in Southern Colorado but stayed dry in northern New Mexico.
In Farmington, turned north to link up with CO-491 near Cortez that will take me to Monticello, Utah where I spent the night.
RD-4, since I lost a day due to the flat rear tire. made a foolish decision to try to ride two days worth of the planned route. Instead of the 350 +/- days, gp for 600 miles.
Left the motel at 1:30 AM. Temps a cool 58 degrees. 50 miles north Moab is 81 degrees at 2:30 AM. From Green River to Spanish Fork, you cross mountains, the temperature dropped to 42 degrees, had to stop and pull out a top I brought to use in Alaska.
Morning rush hour traffic from the south going into Salt Lake City was white knuckle time. Once past SLC, the day warmed up, and up and up. Near Ogden, it was in the 90's. By the time I reached Boise, it was a sweltering 100, tagging 104 at times. The hotter it got , the more frequently I stopped to wet done the clothes. I had shed the heavy riding jacket back in Utah.
Every one has their own ideas on how to stay safe and comfortable when temperature are this hot. I subscribe to the desert Arab method, wear light colored, loose fitting, breathable clothes that protect from the sun rays, allow moisture to evaporate, drink lots of electrolytes and water.Having read all of Hubert Kriegel's sidecar tales, I learned you dress for the weather. Your chances of sliding across the pavement are much less likely than they are you getting sun burnt or frost bite.
By the time I reached Ontario, Colorado on the Idaho border, had ridden 679 miles, with a 62 degree temperature spread.
p.s. RD = Ride Day
81 at 2-30am is something.
Over 100 is something else on a bike.
Hope you are able to maintain normal travel rates tomorrow.
