Alaska

Cycling the Top of the World Hwy

I departed the small junction town in Alaska of Tok knowing that I had a short weather window to make my solo journey across to Dawson City in Canada. The plan was to cycle the Top of the World Hwy which is exp... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Fairbanks to Tok

The trip from Fairbanks to Tok was nothing more than a transit really with the promise of nothing really new or exciting in the scenery stakes. After the epic trip that was the Dalton Hwy it was time to rest, ... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Cycling the Dalton Highway to Prudhoe Bay

Updated: Cycling the Dalton Highway I stood on the still frozen Arctic Ocean contemplating the toughest energy sapping day that I have had in recent memory. Welcome to a day in the life of cycling the Dalt... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Biking and Hiking Denali National Park, well almost!

I thought that we had timed our visit to Denali National Park just right. The buses that ply the route from the entrance of the park to Wonder Lake were only operating half of the 85 mile distance. So we could... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Cycling the Denali Highway

Cycling the Denali Highway The Denali Hwy has a reputation. It's a somewhat hardcore dirt road of 200 plus kilometer that sees few tourists, has even fewer facilities and filled with wildlife. The road is expo... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Cycling the Richardson Highway in Alaska – Valdez to Paxson

Mountains, Glaciers, Rivers, its the journey and not the destination which is the best way to describe cycling on the Richardson Highway. Cycling from Valdez Starting out of Valdez its only about an hour or ... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Prince William Sound

Its not all about the bike. Sometimes traveling by ferry is a good option. The original plan of spending a couple of days Sea Kayaking around Prince William Sound was cancelled due to the high winds, nobody wo... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Why do bad things come in three’s

Broken mount on the Johnson Trail I planned on cycling the Johnson Pass Trail which is a shortcut on a map but the long way round cause it takes so much longer to travel. But German engineering let me down an... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Exit Glacier then and now

Me standing on the end of Exit glacier 2014. I would have been about 50m under the glacier in May 1997, millions of tons of ice has since melted! I visited Exit Glacier in May 1997 and have happy memories cli... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Biking and Hiking Devils Pass Trail and Resurrection Pass Trail

Devils Pass Trail and Resurrection Pass Trail Anybody keen on mountain biking in Alaska has heard of Devils Pass Trail and Resurrection Pass Trail. I decided to link them together and have some off road biking... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Alaska

After years of dreaming, planning, researching and saving I am in Alaska. Its not the first time I've been here, but this time its different. I'll be traveling by bike. Human powered travels into the remote are... Read more - Thru Hiking - Bicycle Touring

Alaska

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