Day 2, Sunday, June 30, 1996
Daily Miles: 101.9 miles
Location: Dalton Highway - 25 to 125 miles south of Deadhorse, AK
Points of interest:
1. Jeff a cyclist whom had biked from New to Texas and no he was on his way to Deadhorse, AK
Expenses: $0
Accommodations: Slept in the ditch next to the Dalton Highway
Altitude profile: Uphill
Day 3, Monday, July 1, 1996
Daily Miles: 83.2 miles
Location: Dalton Highway - 125 to 208 miles south of Deadhorse, AK
Points of interest:
1. Scenic lake with Brooks Range in the background
2. Atigun pass the highest pass the pipeline goes over (4793 Ft)
3. Sign near tree - “Farthest North Spruce Tree on the Alaska pipeline do not cut”
Expenses: Unknown
Accommodations: Slept Near Lake north of Coldfoot, AK
Altitude profile: Big hills on dirt road
Day 4, Tuesday, July 2, 1996
Daily Miles: 70.2 miles
Location: 40 miles north of Coldfoot, Alaska to 30 miles south of Coldfoot, AK
Points of interest:
1. Town of Coldfoot
2. Fish jumping in lake
Expenses: $47.50 – food (Coldfoot)
Accommodations: biked until 2:00 AM the next day and camped near Gobblers Knob – mile 129 of the Dalton Highway
Altitude profile: Hills on dirt road
Day 5, Wednesday, July 3, 1996
Daily Miles: 79.9 miles
Location: 30 miles south of Coldfoot, AK to mile 60 of the Dalton Highway
Points of interest:
1. Arctic Circle – with sign
2. Touching the Permafrost below the tundra
3. "Old Man Lodge" – Home store with $5.00
Expenses: $4.00 – food at "Old Man Lodge"
Accommodations: Camped at the campground near the artesian well - mile 60 of the Dalton Highway
Altitude profile: steepest hill yet, a couple other big hills on dirt road
Day 6, Thursday, July 4, 1996
Daily Miles: 71.1 miles
Location: Mile 60 of the Dalton Highway to about 7.5 miles south of the start of the Dalton Highway
Points of interest:
1. Yukon River
2. I saw a Lynx near the road
Expenses: $33.95 – Breakfast at the Yukon River Unknown
Accommodations: Camped near a dirt road
Altitude profile: Hilly
Day 7, Friday, July 5, 1996
Daily Miles: 90.7 miles
Location: About 7.5 miles south of the start of the Dalton Highway to Fairbanks, AK
Points of interest:
1. All Weather Sports – bike shop in Fairbanks, AK
2. Alaskaland in Fairbanks – historic building of Alaska
Expenses: $8.50 for camping – rest Unknown
Accommodations: Stayed at Norlite campground in Fairbanks, AK
Altitude profile: Gradual downhill
Day 8, Saturday, July 6, 1996
Daily Miles: 76 miles
Location: Fairbanks, AK to 30 miles before reaching Delta Junction, AK (Northwest of Delta Junction)
Points of interest:
1. Reindeer at North Pole, AK
2. Met a man riding a horse to El Paso, Texas
Expenses: Unknown
Accommodations: Camped 30 miles before reaching Delta Junction, AK (Northwest of Delta Junction)
Altitude profile: Mostly flat with one big uphill
Day 9, Sunday, July 7, 1996
Daily Miles: 60.9 miles
Location: 30 miles before reaching Delta Junction, AK (Northwest of Delta Junction) to near Odonelle Creek campground
Points of interest:
1. The 6 million-dollar pipeline bridge
2. Rika roadside house
Expenses: Unknown
Accommodations: Camped on dirt road near Odonelle Creek campground
Altitude profile: Loots of downhill
Day 10, Monday, July 8, 1996
Daily Miles: 109.6 miles
Location: Near Odonelle Creek campground to Gakona River
Points of interest:
1. Salmon spawning south of Summit Pass
2. More salmon and combat fishermen at Gakona River.
Expenses: $10.00 - Food – rest Unknown
Accommodations: Camped at Gakona River
Altitude profile: Uphill at first, then lots of downhill
Day 11, Tuesday, July 9, 1996
Daily Miles: 76.3 miles
Location: Gakona River to about 70 miles north of Valdez, Alaska
Points of interest: None
Expenses: $6.25 – Food – the rest is unknown
Accommodations: Camped near old Richardson highway
Altitude profile: A lot of uphill
Day 12, Wednesday, July 10, 1996
Daily Miles: 71.2 miles
Location: About 70 miles north of Valdez, Alaska to Valdez, Alaska
Points of interest:
1. Thompson Pass
2. Glacier near the top of Thompson Pass
Expenses: $3.00 shower; Unknown
Accommodations: Camped on hill in Mineral Creek near Valdez, Alaska
Altitude profile: Some uphill followed by lots of downhill
Day 13, Thursday, July 11, 1996
Daily Miles: 29.4 miles
Location: Valdez, Alaska
Points of interest:
1. Waterfalls in Mineral Creek canyon
2. Old mine ruins with Stamping mill at the end of Mineral Creek.
3. Pipeline Tour in Valdez
Expenses: Unknown
Accommodations: Camped at Bear Paw campground in Valdez, Alaska
Altitude profile: Uphill to Mine and then back to town of Valdez, Alaska
Day 14, Friday, July 12, 1996
Daily Miles: 7.4 miles
Location: Valdez, Alaska to Denali, Alaska
Points of interest:
1. Ferry past Columbia glacier – too fogy to see
2. Train to Portage
Expenses: $5.00 for bike on buss to Anchorage – the rest is unknown
Accommodations: Slept in Rental car at several rest area’s between Portage and Anchorage
Altitude profile: None
Day 15, Saturday, July 13, 1996
Daily Miles: 67.2 miles
Location: Denali National Park, Alaska
Points of interest:
1. Grizzle Bear, Dall Sheep, Caribou and Eagle at Denali
2. A fox with a dead animal in its mouth.
3. A fox talking a dump.
Expenses: $15.00 Camper bus; Unknown
Accommodations: Might not have slept – no record
Altitude profile: Hilly dirt road
Day 16, Sunday, July 14, 1996
Daily Miles: 0 miles
Location: Denali National Park, Alaska to Anchorage, Alaska
Points of interest:
1. Black Bear on Parks highway
Expenses: $5.00 for bike box; Unknown
Accommodations: Slept in plan on way back to Albuquerque, NM
Altitude profile: None