First – a couple of quick orders of business 1) It seems the follow me spot is still not working as it should and in checking their web site tonight, it seems the deal is that once someone hits the 911 function (which Mark did), the device is no longer capable of doing the 10 minute tracking unless it is reset and Mark is the guy with the user name and password and we can't reach him yet. I think we can send manual pings from time to time and will try to do so when we stop for gas, etc. 2) Marks status – I spoke to Mark's wife this AM and his is still in the Alaska hospital and they are working on a brace for his back to allow him to travel. Hopefully tomorrow. He will need surgery on his hand as he apparently broke a LOT of bones in it.
Now back to the trip report - Skagway was really neat and an interesting small gold town with a LOT of history. We hit their little museum and got a peak at some of the gold mining history which was amazing. We think it is tough riding through their windy, relatively cold conditions – but the movies showed the really nasty winter conditions the miners faced during the gold rush and it put it all in perspective.
Our ride out of Skagway was equally pretty this AM and our temps today ranged from 42 degrees to 65 degrees, but we had very little rain today and even some sunshine. We rode only 325 miles today and are now in Watson Lake getting ready to head South to Stewart Alaska tomorrow. This is an area where you can watch the Grizzlies catch salmon as they are swimming up stream.
That is it for now.
Steve
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Last year, on our 93 day trip to Alaska, our last Alaskan stop was Hyder, AK - across the border from Stewart, BC. There was no U.S. border crossing, but crossing back into Stewart, Canada was done with great concern for the two canisters of bear spray we had carried since hiking outside Valdez. We saw lots of bears doing wholesale salmon slaughter just outside Hyder - you'll enjoy it.
We crossed the arctic circle our trip to Cold Foot, AK last year, and are very much enjoying your Arctic adventure from our home here in Sunny San Diego.
Ted and Janice McKalson
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