"Northern Exposure" Bygdawg and Indypup Trip...

[indypup]

bygdawg, Roger, perhaps you'd humor me and get a pic of yourselves in front of the BakerBoy bakery in Dickinson ND!

I passed this place yesterday while I was riding in Steubenville, OH. I was going to hop off the bike real quick a snap a shot but a cop car pulled up right behind while I was waiting at the light in front of the store.

 

[BakerBoy]

What were they selling Roger?

 

[MI-St1300]

Jeepers that is one heck of a trip.

I think I would want more than 3 weeks to do that. I can't wait to watch the fun unravel!

I think Karen meant to use the word "unfold" instead of "unravel". "Unravel" is what happens when things don't go right.
Hope things go smooth!!!

 

[indypup]

What were they selling Roger?

They specialize in cakes and supposedly they have the best angel food in town....

 

[bygdawg]

Stumbled across this the other day:

http://www.ndtourism.com/smartmail/newsletterview.asp?NLID=549&UID=308867

http://www.ndtourism.com/smartmail/newsletterview.asp?NLID=534&UID=308867

http://www.ndtourism.com/mms/sign-up.asp

 

[indypup]

I went back and re-read ACL's thread about Alaska and it has a lot of valuable info.

https://www.st-owners.com/forums/showthread.php?63247-16-000-mile-Prudhoe-Bay-Trip-what-do-I-need!!!&highlight=alaska

 

[bygdawg]

Wow! Haven't made it all the way through that, but I don't think I could make it on that clothing list, unless I washed clothes every two days. Sure, you could sink wash, but drying time would be hard to work out if you arrived late and left early. I'm just on page 3 and working my way on through at this point though. Where does one go about getting this coolmax stuff? Would be nice if some WI, MN, ND, MT, AK folks would chime in.

 

[Mellow]

Wow! Haven't made it all the way through that, but I don't think I could make it on that clothing list, unless I washed clothes every two days. Sure, you could sink wash, but drying time would be hard to work out if you arrived late and left early. I'm just on page 3 and working my way on through at this point though. Where does one go about getting this coolmax stuff? Would be nice if some WI, MN, ND, MT, AK folks would chime in.

Nylon convertable pants... they dry fast

 

[spotz]

Where does one go about getting this coolmax stuff

One place I have used

http://www.coolclothingusa.com/

 

[indypup]

One place I have used

http://www.coolclothingusa.com/

I was just looking at that site. We can get a 10% discount too if we mention ST-OWNERS.com when placing the order.

 

[bygdawg]

Anyone of you folks from MN, WI, or ND want to join in for a bit of the ride?

 

[indypup]

Here is a picture of the route we would like to take. We'd like to take the Icefield's parkway between Banff and Jasper too. Anyone have any other must sees we should check out in Canada?

 

[bygdawg]

It will most certainly be an epic adventure.

 

[indypup]

Ok, I've come up with a list of must sees...

The List:

• Glenn Highway
• Valdez, Alaska
• Thompson Pass
• Skagway, Alaska
• Whitehorse, Yukon
• Dawson City, Yukon
• Top of the World Highway
• Dalton Highway
• Arctic Circle
• Prudhoe Bay
• Mt. McKinley
• Icefields Parkway

Here's a GPX file of our route so far...

 

[indypup]

I'm sitting at 84,000 miles and ready to add about 12K more with this trip. New Storm2's installed and oil is changed. Will be pulling a George and carrying a spare rear with me. Can't wait to leave!!!

 

[BakerBoy]

Roger, does Indy get to go on this trip?

 

[indypup]

Roger, does Indy get to go on this trip?

No, I think she might attract bears. She would surely take one on though... I don't take her as much as I used too now that she is getting older. I'm affaid it's too hard on her. I still take her around close to home though. My nightly routine is to ride somewhere nice and take her for a walk. She lets me know when she has had enough by barking. What's funny is she doesn't want to get off the bike when we get home. lol

 

[BakerBoy]

No, I think she might attract bears. She would surely take one on though... I don't take her as much as I used too now that she is getting older. I'm affaid it's too hard on her. I still take her around close to home though. My nightly routine is to ride somewhere nice and take her for a walk. She lets me know when she has had enough by barking. What's funny is she doesn't want to get off the bike when we get home. lol

LOL, my silkie terrier aint scared of anything either. But she too is getting older and a bit stiff...she hasn't been on a bike ride in 2 yrs now.

But for this long of a trip, it's better for you and Jay not to have the complication of a dog along. Enjoy and be safe!

 

[indypup]

Here are some pictures of my STeed all ready to go... Indy was modeling for me.

 

[Throttlejockey]

Damn Indy. I bet that thing wheelies real easy with all that weight back there!