AR-NWA ADV BS thread

everyone sleepin in? :huh

Price fuel, tires, meals, and lodging for the Canadian portion of the AlCan Highway and you might rethink that. 1 day and 13 hours for 662 miles is a bit slow.

I was catching up on Colbatch's thread.

and I been FnO

Morning all. The gimp is feeling good so far. I got to make her breakie to keep her happy.
She can't shower for 2 days, and she is less than impressed about my elaborate preparations and accessories assembled for her sponge bath.

need help?

Good on you Tim. Now back to the pampering!

Haha...Tim, yeah it was probably the "accessories" that worried her. Glad she is doing better.

A friend of mine made the trip to Prudhoe Bay this summer. Took him 37 days, 10K miles, and $7K, roughly. His only gripe about going through Canada was not being able to bring a sidearm. And lack of cell phone coverage.

I'm not sure what a cabin costs on the ferry, but you can pitch a tent on deck. The downside to that is that you can't peg the tent down. The Milepost, a very informative publication is very helpful for making the trip to AK. Dr. Greg Frazier has also written a very good book about his travels up north. Riding to Alaska is the name of his book.

Steve, my buddy who went this past summer, rode a 1200GSA up there. He mounted Heidenau K60's on the bike. Ran the front one for the entire trip. Had a rear drop shipped to a shop in Anchorage and had it mounted when he got there. Seems like the largest expense per item/service was for lodging. He did camp some but bears kept him just a bit leery about camping very much.

And Cycle World currently has an article about a fella riding a Vespa scooter from FL to AK. That is an adventure for sure!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=R3SFqV0hMyo

Cliff notes please..cautious of anything Joe post that requires FAP

I have looked at the ferry a couple times. With a suv and a trailer 4 kids and the wife and i it was over $3500.

Alaska Ferry... cabin or deck?

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=463849

Last summer there was a nice article in one of the dual sport rags about a guy who rode thee ferry with his 11 yro boy. The slept on the deck and then rented cabins, in AK. If I find the article, I'll link it.

nlp

All the more reason to stay here!

I picked up a 2009 WR250X(shod with knobbies ), last night, from Dogjaw. Him and his boy Zach had picked it up a few months back but prefer their DR650's. I'll post some pics once the weather clears. I have a very good feeling about this bike...

nlp

It's a wonderful article on the benefits of hi-Viz jackets Doc.

Congrats Nate.

Okay! I am IN!

Couldn't you just cover her leg to above the knee with a plastic garbage bag and clean her with the garden hose on the driveway? Sounds simple to me, but what do I know, I have only been married three times.

saw some gear I need..Off to Ebay..THANKS JOE!