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Tatlanika to Denali – Day 12

07.12.12 Day 12 Tatlanika Trading Co. and RV Park to Denali NP 46.45 miles, 637.1 trip miles 9.8 avg mph, 23.9 max 4:43:09 ride time All pavement Mostly cloudy with sun and WIND. 60's Days of rain: 4 Wow, today was crazy. We did extra…

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Fairbanks to Tatlanika – Day 11

07.11.12 Day 11 Fairbanks to Tatlanika Trading Co. and RV Park 79 miles, 590.65 trip miles 11.1 avg mph, 35.2 max 7:05:23 ride time All pavement Lots of sun and WIND. 70's Days of rain: 4 Another night on the couch at Dave and Jill's.…

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Fairbanks Day 10

07.10.12 Day 10 Fairbanks, Zero Day #1 0 miles, 511.65 trip miles o avg mph, 0 max Overcast in the 50-60′s Days of rain: 4 We decided last night to stay another day with Dave and Jill. They have been so incredibly nice to us. Our day…

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FairBanks – Day 9

07.09.12 Day 9 Fairbanks 11.85 miles, 511.65 trip miles 12.2 avg mph, 19.9 max 58:05 ride time All pavement Lots of sun and wind. 70's Days of rain: 4 We didn't get up until 10 am today. The plan was to shop, go to the library, the…

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Tatalina Creek to Fairbanks – Day 8

07.08.12 Day 8 Tatalina Creek to Fairbanks 55.4 miles, 499.8 trip miles 9.2 avg mph, 43.6 max 5:57:50 ride time All pavement Rain. Lots of sun and wind. Day 4 of rain I woke up today in about the same mood as yesterday. I was pretty beat down…

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Paved Parking Lot to Tatalina Creek – Day 7

07.07.12 Day 7 Paved Parking Lot to Tatalina Creek 69.1 miles, 454.4 trip miles 8.7 avg mph, 40.8 max 7:19:56 ride time Almost 55% gravel Rain, lightning and thunder. Lots of sun and wind. Day 3 of rain I know my journal has been a list of…

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Arctic Circle to Paved Parking Lot – Day 6

07.06.12 Day 6 Arctic Circle to Paved Parking Lot MP 40 74.8 miles, 385.3 trip miles 8.9 avg mph, 46.2 max 8:38:10 ride time Almost 50% gravel Mostly sunny 70's Days of rain 2 So yesterday I talked about the sun and how it effects me, but…

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Wiseman to Arctic Circle – Day 5

07.05.12 Day 5 Wiseman to Arctic Circle 75.4 miles, 330.4 trip miles 10.4 avg mph, 49 max 7:25:19 ride time Almost 85% gravel Rain in am, sunny, Day 2 of rain It's now 12:28 am I'm just starting my journal. What a long day. With the sun being…

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Gravel Pit to Wiseman – Day 4

07.04.12 Day 4 Gravel Pit to Wiseman 76.92miles, 242 trip miles 10 avg mph, 30.3 max 7:07:03 ride time Almost 90% gravel Rain off/on, some sun, 50? Day 1 of rain I started my morning by poking Mike in the eye a few times as I slept. I recall…

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Ice Cut to Gravel Pit – Day 3

07.03.12 Day 3 Ice Cut to Gravel Pit 65.35 miles, 165 trip miles 9.0 avg mph, 49.1 max 7:14:47 ride time Almost 98% gravel 70's ?? Today was a bitch! The first two days spoiled us. By that I mean the road was in good condition and relatively…