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ALASKA TRIP DAY 29, 30 and 31

Posted on July 9, 2012 by Admin

It is Sunday, July 8th and this is where we have been sitting since Friday night at about 6:30 pm. We left Kennewick, Washington, (where I picked up the Steve McQueen Triumph) drove about 80 miles East on Highway 12 … Continue reading →

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ALASKA TRIP DAY 25, 26, 27

Posted on July 4, 2012 by Admin

Hey, it’s been a while since we last spoke and we have made good progress navigating our path back to the states. In my last post, I mentioned, we were trying to get to Watson Lake in the Yukon to … Continue reading →

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McKinley Flight

Posted on July 3, 2012 by Admin
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ALASKA TRIP DAY 16,17,18

Posted on June 23, 2012 by Admin

On day 16 we drove South from Anchorage 157 miles to Soldotna in the Kenai Peninsula. La Jefa is finding her stride now and has been a worthy land yacht. I have a FRIEND in the Kenai who let us … Continue reading →

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ALASKA TRIP DAY 14

Posted on June 19, 2012 by Admin

She couldn’t get in my pants but she did make it into my shorts! (O.B.) MARYLIN! Have you seen my blue pill-box? (Mert) Silence… (O.B.) MARYLIN! (louder) (Me) Dad, I don’t think she’s in here? (Me) Would you and mom … Continue reading →

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ALASKA TRIP DAY 13

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Admin

Today we took O.B. and Mert to see Portage Glacier. From Anchorage, we drove south on Highway 1 about 50 miles hugging the bay along the way. The tide was almost all the way out and the birds were taking … Continue reading →

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ALASKA TRIP DAY 12

Posted on June 18, 2012 by Admin

I left Utah on the 10th of May to head back to Michigan for one final meeting with the folks before we began our trek to Alaska. I wasn’t able to get back to Utah until the 17th and unfortunately, … Continue reading →

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ALASKA TRIP DAY 11, “THE ARRIVAL”

Posted on June 16, 2012 by Admin

This trip is dedicated to my parents Donald and Marilyn Chesney who gave me everything. I’m proud to be your son and happy I could give a little back! I would also like to thank my wife Jennifer who gave … Continue reading →

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ALASKA DAY 10

Posted on June 15, 2012 by Admin

My neighbor Ken must have asked me at least 10 times in the last two weeks if I had a heated vest. I probably looked at him with my patented “are you crazy” face I have. I’m a snowmobiler, I … Continue reading →

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ALASKA DAY 9

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Admin

I can tell you without hesitation that I am a fan of the metric system. For me, this started years ago when I bought my first KTM dirtbike and all of the nuts and bolts were metric. I can now … Continue reading →

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