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    Do you guys have Christmas lights down there?

    Christmas lights are big up here in the north, they brighten the cold and dark and bring us some cheer in this, our darkest hours right before the holidays. I went out and sampled some of the lights. It was actually fairly warm, about 1�º to maybe 3�ºC, which was a nice break from the...
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    That most wonderful time of the year!

    While you poor folks are heading into that time of year when you do a slowbake in your helmet, we in the frozen north head into that season called "this winter", as opposed to the other 2 seasons, "last winter" and "next winter". I headed out this morning under clear and cool skies, about...
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    Hatcher Pass, southcentral Alaska's DS playground

    I wanted to combine a couple of rides into one report, as they show different aspects of the riding available in hatcher Pass. The pass itself is a path through the Talkeetna mountains connecting the towns of Willow and Palmer. Twisty pavement marks the first 20 miles or so, with gravel roads...
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    Afternoon ride to Portage Glacier

    Due to some obvious oversight by the weather kings, today was actually sunny-ish, on a day off, no less, so I decided to spend a chunk of Gnomad's summer vacation on a long overdue blast down to Portage Glacier. Portage Glacier is one of those Alaska "must sees", since it's only an hour or so...
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    Dust to Dawson 2006

    Right about the middle of June, as close to solstice as can be planned, an event unfolds in Alaska, the lower 48 (what we call America up here) and even internationally, the Dust to Dawson. It's not so much an organized run as a ride your own ride, meet for fun and games in Dawson, take in the...
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    A year in the life of an Alaskan rider

    I'm going to start this thread with some photos from December of 2004-some golden oldies in there, enjoy! There are really 3 seasons in Alaska, last winter, this winter and next winter. Serious winter starts around November, drags into December with the 5 hours of daylight :? and cold temps...
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    Salutations from the frozen northland!

    Hey guys, Africa Welsh pointed us to a ride report here-the Botswana trip- from the maximumbikes site and all I can say is wow! You guys in SA know some some places to ride. Awesome stuff from what I've seen thus far. Anyway, first personal is Chris and I hail from Wasilla, Alaska, about 60 Km...
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