Bike ride - Day 3

Matt and I decided to ride together for most of the day. The weather cleared up a bit so we pushed a little longer and camped 67 miles up the road at the north Denali view state park. It's nice to meet other people who are also riding the roads in Alaska. Matt was good company with lots of information from his coast to coast bike trip last year. 

Matt next to the campsite umbrella turned drying rack at Montana creek. 

These are the bikes of the French couple who are riding to Santiago Chile... My load seemed lighter looking at his trailer. 

My were still soaked from the day before so I tried plastic bags. They worked alright. 

South Denali view point. Denali is still hiding in the clouds...

We stopped at the Denali State Park information center. I might have spent the night here if I were riding alone for the day but I'm glad we went on to the next park. 

I was in too much of a hurry to make supper and get to bed to take any pictures when we go to the north view campground. It was probably for the best, we didn't have a problem with mosquitos while cooking supper... I think we lucked out and went to bed just before they came out in force because the screen of my tent was completely covered within 10 minutes of laying down.

Bike ride - Day 2

I set up camp at Montana creek for the night. It was a 54.5 mile day in 4.5 hours. I'm getting used to pulling the trailer and making a little better time today. It rained most of the day but i feel pretty good and I enjoyed the ride anyway. My rain coat works great and the pants are actually pretty comfortable to ride in. I think I might need another solution for my feet though, maybe plastic bags over my socks. 

I'm not sure what it means when the most significant thing about a road is that it doesn't have a lake on it...

Luxury camping... It's dry and has free wifi!

I met a couple of other people cycling around Alaska today. Matt is from NJ and is doing a similar route  around the state.

Bike ride - Day 1

I headed north out of Anchorage shortly after the last post and rode 48 miles to Justin's house on the north side of Wasilla. I'm glad it was a shorter day since I started pretty late and I'm still getting used to the trailer. It was cloudy with a little rain, but I stayed pretty dry and my there were a few breaks in the clouds. Average speed about 11 miles an hour plus a couple breaks. 

Leaving the house in Anchorage. 

Ten miles in and out of the traffic. 

Chugiak, about 20 miles in.

Looking up the knik river valley. This whole area sank during the Good Friday earthquake and became a tidal marsh. I remember a lot more standing dead trees when I was a kid, but it gives a nice view of the chugiak mountains now.