Made tracks up to Fairbanks to get new tires. Called Mom&Dad and spoke with them on my way. Picked up four new tires for $1136 and it only took them about an hour. That's amazing. I'm used to Atlanta where it takes a full day or longer. My AmEx card was declined again. They don't… Continue reading New Tires
Month: August 2017
The Best Laid Plans
Well now. I decided today that I'd take the denali highway to valdez. So, I packed up and headed out. I got about 30 miles down the denali highway when I stopped to take a picture and noticed on the dash an alert saying LR tire pressure low. So, I got out to check it… Continue reading The Best Laid Plans
A Chill Day
Not the best nights sleep, having slept in the driver seat of the vehicle, so I got up relatively early and hit the road towards Healy. I arrived around 9:00am. It was really truly a beautiful day. You could actually see Denali on the drive towards Healy, and I *think* you could even see mount… Continue reading A Chill Day
Alone Again
I had my alarm set for 6:45am, but I woke up around 6:00 and I heard Brian stirring around already, so I got up earlier than planned and we both pretty much started packing up right away. We hit the road at 7:35am and started driving back towards Fairbanks. As we approached Portage Glacier, the… Continue reading Alone Again
Fire Starter
We slept in till about 8:30 - we might have hit the whiskey a little hard last night. I could tell this was one of those days I'd be "easing into the morning". While we sat there we wondered what to do next. Brain mentioned that it wouldn't be so bad to just hang out… Continue reading Fire Starter
The descent
Got up and had coffee on the mountain top overlooking the glacier. How cool is that. This is something that a very small number of people will experience in their lifetimes and it's cool that we got to experience this together. Brian said this was the coolest thing he'd ever done in his life. I… Continue reading The descent
Epic Day of Hiking
I made a big breakfast hash of potatoes, onions, green peppers, and sausage. It was a lot of food, but we actually finished it all, which is good, because we were going to need the nourishment for the hike we were about to do. After that we packed our stuff up, and got our backpacks… Continue reading Epic Day of Hiking
