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Old 05-18-2011, 12:08 AM   #1
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The KLR is ready. I'm ready. Just waiting for July 30th to get here to be kickstand up. Before anybody says it, I know, a little late in the season, but that's the way it goes.

Highlights will be:

Watson Lake Signpost Forest in Yukon Territory
Dawson Creek, British Columbia and the Alcan Milepost 0 marker
Banff Provincial Park. I've been there, my best friend hasn't.

And drum roll please..north of the Arctic Circle, Prudhoe Bay, Alaska, and the Arctic Ocean at a latitude of 70 degrees north. THIS is the reason for this trip. I've had Prudhoe Bay in the back of my mind for 8 years. Now I'm ready.

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Old 05-18-2011, 01:03 AM   #2
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Sounds cold
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Old 05-18-2011, 08:19 AM   #3
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Better in July I'll wager... Freeze just your ass off instead of your ass AND your balls.

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WOW...now THAT looks likes motorcycle adventure....no slab surfing for you...holy shit!

I hope you have a safe trip...
Plenty of pictures for us when you get back, eh?
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prudhoe kinda sucks, I have a burning hatred for Alaska though. Living there, you either love it or want to murder it repeatedly. I fell into the murdering it repeatedly category. I hope to never return to that piece of shit state.

Have fun, be safe, get some bear safe containers if you are camping.
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That looks pretty awesome. You going solo?
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Greg, there will be plenty of pictures, video, and a made for YouTube movie. LOL

Chi, my best friend is going with me. We've done motorcycle trips together for the last 7 or so years.

Trip, no camping for us. I fall in the *camping is fun as long as I'm NOT trying to do it on a motorcycle trip* category. My Happy Trails bags hopefully will be bear-safe enough.

I'm not worried about the cold. With my Aerostich, and properly dressed under, I can do 30 degrees all day long. Ain't no thang!
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Trip, no camping for us. I fall in the *camping is fun as long as I'm NOT trying to do it on a motorcycle trip* category. My Happy Trails bags hopefully will be bear-safe enough.
If you are not camping, you have nothing to worry about as far as bears, except if you are leaving your bike unattended for long lengths of time. DO NOT LEAVE FOOD or anything that has a possible food source odor IN YOUR CASES. The bears will toss your motorcycle like a toy and rip right through those happy trails.

Do not underestimate the power of a hungry bear or it's nose.
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Hey man, could you stop by Sarah Palin's house, and take a picture of Russia for me?

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