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Alaska 2008 Ride Report
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Day 10: North to Alaska
June 21, 2008 - Dawson to Fairbanks
Since I'd been up to 1:30AM the night before it was 11:00AM before I hit the road. Took the ferry across the Yukon River to the start of the Top of the World Hwy. Very aptly named, it runs along a high ridge with incredible views, especially to the north. It's mostly dirt/gravel, but in very good shape. Running along at 50-60 MPH was no problem.
Crossed into the US and then down into Chicken (Chicken
Facts), had lunch at the cafe there. The salmon burger
was very good, but I should have really had the pie. :) Didn't see
it until after they'd started cooking the burger. Oh well, just means
I have to go back, right??
From there it was just a couple miles more of dirt and then pavement the rest of the way to the Al-Can, and then to Fairbanks. Just another day of beautiful weather and amazing scenery. :) Fairbanks is kind of an odd town, not many hotels and with it being the solstice the town was pretty full. Finally got a room though.
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Top of the World |
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Border Crossing |
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Random Mountains |
Chicken | | 
Mmmm Good |
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