Past 2 days of riding have been both challenging and rewarding.

Where there is not a lot of chip seal work being done on the roads there is a lot of rough heaving roads. My bike went airborne more than once navigating the damaged areas

However the scenery makes all of the challenges meaningless



Our fist bike issue surfaced Thursday morning as Rick’s rear tire had picked up a sharp stone from riding through all of the chip sealing and was down on air. We had the tools to plug it and were soon on our way.

We encountered our first grizzly bear sighting later in the morning. He was a few yards off the road. We stopped and had a brief stare out with him while deciding if we should reach for a phone for a photo. He made the decision for us as he moved back into the trees.

After crossing into Alaska we found the roads to be about the same.

Ended today’s ride in Valdez