Archive for the ‘Day 08’ Category
June 20th, 2009 | 
Author: 11:10 PM: JimmyV and Big Steve are at Coldfoot Camp.
They’re sitting back, having a brewski, smokin’ cigars, eating a late dinner then … sleep.
Weather was good all the way from Yukon River Camp. JimmyV said they took their time and rode with minimal cold weather clothing.
They plan to start early – 6AM or so. They have 239 miles to go tomorrow which includes the infamous “Atigun Pass”. At 5PM tomorrow evening, they plan to swim in the Arctic Ocean. Yikes!!!! Some folk call it the “Polar Bear” Club but I think it has something to do with the “Blue Ball’s” Association.
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7:45 pm – Steve found the problem. He had bottomed out on a big bump and the rear tire rubbed/wore a hole through the top of the rear fender. This exposed the tire to a wire on his Power Commander module. The wire was ripped out of the Power Commander. The bike started running on one cylinder and all kinds of warning lights were lit.
Big Steve fixed the problem and rode back to the Yukon River Camp to find JimmyV. A couple miles outside the camp, he met JimmyV riding out with a guy in a pickup.
Both riders are back on track and heading north 119 miles to Coldfoot. Their next stop is the Arctic Circle, 60 miles from Yukon River.
Hi,
This is Dean in southern California … JimmyV and Big Steve’s Stromboli cohort.
Just testing the ability to post as a “user” on their Alaska blog pages.
Since the next leg, ~450 miles, from Fairbanks to Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay has virtually no wifi or internet I’ll fill you in on some details and attempt to answer any questions.
Hi There – JV here..
I’ve asked Dean to fill in while we are in this ride up north. We won’t have internet access, but the SPOT will be working. Dean will fill in any details while we are gone – so be nice to Master Stromboli Dean, aka, ND, aka, Grand Pooba (sp?), aka – I know there is more….. And that includes you Churro, but have fun with Dean – don’t be too nice…
We’ll look forward to the conversations when we return.
JV
JimmyV & BIg Steve left the Fairbanks Super-8 approx 1:20PM. They’ve been on the Elliott Hwy-2 northbound. It’s paved all the way to Junction.