Author Archives: Wilgoson
27 June 2013: No Biking Today. Parked in Grand View RV Campground on Glenn Highway.
Chuck: We spent last night at the Green Acres RV Park in Delta Junction. This little Alaskan town is the northern terminus of the AlCan Highway. It is 1,390 miles from here to Dawson Creek, the southern terminus. This is … Continue reading
26 June 2013: 54 Miles Today; 1270 Total Miles. Camped in Delta Junction at Green Acres RV Park.
Chuck: Last night was interesting. Not only did the site not have hook-ups, but about 5 minutes after we cranked the generator, it quit. The diesel fuel in the RV tank was down to one quarter and the generator is … Continue reading
25 June 2013: 44 Miles Today; 1216 Total Miles. Primitive Camp at Harding Lake State Recreation Area
Chuck: On the road again! The RV crowd at the Fairbanks Wal-Mart is thinning, we will also be moving today. During the last couple of days I have been cleaning both my hybrid and my old road bike in hopes … Continue reading
24 June 2013: No biking today; A Second night at Wal-Mart in Fairbanks.
Chuck: Scrap the well laid plans. We like all the RVs in the Wal-Mart parking lot cannot tear ourselves away. Not really, life’s little chores sometimes get in the way of fun and progress. Today, Betty & I returned the … Continue reading
23 June 2013: 38 Miles Today; 1172 Total Miles. Dry camped at Wal-Mart in Fairbanks, Alaska
Chuck: The big news: about mid-night Bren was the only one still up, he heard something outside. He looked out one of the RV’s side windows to see a moose only a few feet away. He grabbed a camera but … Continue reading
22 June 2013: 41 Miles Today; 1134 Total Miles. Still based out of Fox, Alaska.
Chuck: Betty drove me back to the start of the Dalton Highway which we used about 10 days ago to bike north to the Arctic Circle. Now, we will be biking south, about 2,000 miles to complete the portion we … Continue reading
21 June 2013: No Biking Today. Moved RV to Northern Moose RV Campground in Fox, Alaska
Chuck: Still cleaning and dealing with maintenance errands, etc. We moved the RV about 10 miles to Fox, Alaska which is on the route we will be biking. The plan is to resume biking tomorrow at the south end of … Continue reading
20 June 2013: No biking. Clean up day at River’s Edge RV Park in Fairbanks, Alaska
Chuck: Bren and I washed the CRV and bikes. Took the ailing hybrid bike to a bike shop near the University of Alaska campus. Made arrangements to get a crack in the CRV windshield drilled to stop it from … Continue reading
19 June 2003: No biking today. Drove to Fairbanks, River’s Edge RV Park.
Chuck: A cup of coffee from the Frozen Foot and we are on our way south again. The drive south on the Dalton Highway is much like the drive north on the Dalton Highway. We stop at Yukon Crossing … Continue reading
18 June 2013: 0 Miles Today; 1093 Total Miles. Drove back to Coldfoot.
Chuck: This morning we took the Prudhoe Oilfield Tour. Leader Branden, gave us an excellent overview of the local oilfield operations. He told us a little about bird life, native Alaskan people, efforts to minimize impact on the environment … Continue reading