Wednesday, June 20, 2007

Alaska Caper -- Day 13

June 16, 2007
Posted by: Dick Wilson

A day of rest and relaxation in Anchorage.

Today was an easy day. We slept in until 7:00 a.m. before mobilizing. It felt good not to have any specific travel obligations. We took the bikes to a local car wash to clean off the huge amount of mud which had accumulated from the ride to Coldfoot Camp the previous two days.
We then went to the University of Alaska Museum of the North. This was extremely interesting with wild life, Native Indian exhibits, as well as varied art collections from the previous 100 years. This included works by settlers who had moved to Alaska as well as the Native Indians.
On our way back from dinner, we ran into a couple of riders from Northern California who were heading North in the morning. They were hoping to make it as far as Coldfoot, but they did not intend to consider riding the additional 240 miles on gravel roads to Prudhoe Bay.

The weather today in Fairbanks has been absolutely delightful. During dinner at 7:30 p.m., the temperature was 76 degrees, and there was hardly a cloud in the sky. Hopefully, this delightful summer weather will continue for a few more days.

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