Recent content by coachchuck

The posted spotwalla map is the actual route. My spot device would update my location every 10 minutes while I had it turned on. You can fill the page to 100% and get much detail of where I was traveling. It is at 10% fill and will only show 1 out of 10 updates. The map from SPOT has...

Man, that is terrible. You would have had a blast. I did. If you feel like reading about it, here is a link to my report. http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/81056-Alaska-One-off-the-Bucket-List

Just finished Alaska Ride I just did one of my bucket lists. A ride to Alaska and back. Here is the write up. http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/81056-Alaska-One-off-the-Bucket-List

Trip Report (Kinda) End of trip Summary and Notes June 15- July 13, 2012 I would do it again if I had the chance. The weather was not perfect, but I could not expect a month of perfect weather. There are just too many highlights to put them in the summary. Just read back through the blog...

Trip into the night, The Motorcycle is running again July 12-13, 2012 I woke up in the motel this morning with high hopes that my motorcycle would be fixed today and I could be on my way again. My original plan would have put me home this afternoon, but I built in a couple of extra days in...

A little walk for laundry and I get to a Meet-Greet in Manitou Springs July 11, 2012 I woke up in a hotel room this morning. I didn’t sleep as well as normal. I don’t know if it was the bed vs the ground pad or me wanting to get home and being stuck waiting on my bike to get repaired. The...

My Motorcycle Breaks Down, Trip Home is Delayed July 10, 2012 I slept well last night. Rupos (a 2 year old great daine) only woke me a couple of times last night when he would nudge me. He is a rather large dog. I went with Steve to get some tire spoons so I could change the rear tire. I...

When Driving: Watch Out For Elk July 9, 2012 Today I got up with the sun this morning. It was a little chilly, 45 F. But sunny with a mist over the stream. I packed and left Yellowstone. I reached Teton National park and was a little hungry so I stopped in a gas station convenience store...

Find a Ghost Town, and finish today at Yellowstone National Park July 8, 2012 The camera worked today, almost. The autofocus is now not working. It was sunny this morning when I got up at 7:30. I said goodbye to Steve and we went our separate ways. I found a sign that said Garnet was...

I get lost, but I get to stay in a Teepee July 7, 2012 I saw 4 deer, 1 black bear, and a gray fox today and several eagles. At one point, it sprinkled a little bit, but no rain. The ride today was interesting. No hurry, so some shortcuts were tried. Most did not work out, but saw some...

I have cell coverage at last, now where is that phone. July 6, 2012 I left the hotel rather late, about 9am. The scenery was the same at first; forests of pine and spruce in a mountainous terrain. It changed to high deserts with sage brush. The only trees growing along the streams in the...

Now onto British Columbia July 5,2012 I was awakened this morning by the announcement that we were 15 minutes till port docking. I was sleeping good also. Rather rude awakening. So I climbed out of the sleeping back onto the cold metal deck and but my outer clothing on. I then proceeded...

Happy 4th of July on the Water July 4, 2012 Happy 4th of July!! I awoke this morning around 3am. We had just pulled into port at St Petersburg. I think the announcement woke me up. We were only there for a short time and on the way again. I got up and looked around, we were going...

Alaska Marine Highway, the motorcycle won't float. July 3, 2012 I caught the ferry to Juno last night. Since I was not going all the way to Bellingham, I was not parked with the rest of the motorcycles. It took quite a while to load. The boat had 2 floors of autos. Tying the bike down was...

July 2, 2012 I am writing a little early today since I have a hot spot now and might not later. A wood pecker woke me this morning banging on a metal sign. The young one was. The older woodpecker was on a tree. As you read I woke up to bear scat in the camp site. The packs were still...