Posts by Jim Trachta
Day 16… Follow God and your Dreams !!!
Day 16 We did it !!! We rode the Dalton to the end, from Coldfoot Camp to Prudhoe Bay AK… The trip was bad.. rain, cold and MUD !! Many bikes went down in construction sites… Real bad to ride… but we made it and than took a bus the last 6 miles to the…
Read MoreDay 15 ….Back on the Internet !!!
Day 15 We rode from North Pole AK to Coldfoot Camp, We started our ride on the HAUL ROAD, The Ice Truckers Road, The Dalton Highway !! We rode just past the Arctic Circle. Roads were in fair condition. We very much like the food and the people at the camp. . Very friendly and…
Read MoreDay 14…Live life with no excuses, travel with no regret.
Day 14… REST DAY… 6400 miles traveled so far since Key West… Today was oil change and tires at Fairbanks BMW (don’t ask $$$) They did a good job and only took a few hours. We then visited Santa at his work shop !! Tonight we started to pack the bikes and made ready for…
Read MoreDay 13.. Travel makes one modest. You see what a tiny place you occupy in the world.
Day 13… Rode from Dawson Creek YT to North Pole Alaska. Another 600 plus mile day thru another time zone, our 5th. Great ride, so much better than 2 years ago where we were riding in mud for miles… this time the construction area were a dream. Still had to wash the bikes but this…
Read MoreDay 12… Love yourself enough to let go of negative people.
Day 12, Long day in the saddle, 10 hrs/ 505 miles bring our trip total to 5500 miles… We rode from Muncho Lake BC to Whitehorse YT. Today we hit 4 construction sites, not too bad on the gravel and they were short, Thank God.. Today was wildlife day it seems, we saw buffalos, sheeps,…
Read MoreDay 11…Surround yourself with people who talk about goals, visions and ideas
Day 11, We rode from Dawson Creek to Muncho Lake BC about 460 miles which brings us up to 4500 of our 12.5 K trip. Pictures can’t show how great the roads are, the mountains, lakes, trees just prove how great our Lord is… We will ride about 1000 miles on the Alcan Highway but…
Read MoreDay 10… As long as you spend more time on where you’re going, rather than where you’ve been, you’ll be just fine.
Day 10 started out at 58 and very foggy.. cleared up quickly and by 7PM it was 91… Great day of riding 608 miles, from North Battleford SK to Dawson Creek BC. As always a few breaks at Tim Hortons but we kept them short to speed up the day. Great sites to see along…
Read MoreDay 9… Life is like a motorcycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving forward!
Day 9, We woke up to heavy rain and lighting, thankfully after breakfast it slowed down and we made a break for it.. We rode 604 miles from Winnipeg to North Battleford SK thought rain and wind for a good part of the trip… Still a good ride with a lots of scenery. Bike are…
Read MoreDay 8… One of the best lessons you can learn in life is to master how to remain calm.
Day 8… Rode from Thunder Bay through the Time Change, now on CST, to Winnipeg MB… Once again a great day of riding with dry/ clear weather in the high 70s… A few stops at Tim Hortons and then we arrived at our hotel… Out to dinner and then relaxing with drinks, tonight just coffee…
Read MoreDay 7… Don’t wait for the perfect moment. Take this moment and make it perfect.
Day 7… Again we were blessed with great weather… clear and dry in the high 70’s… Rode from Salt Ste Marie to Thunder Bay ON on the Trans Canadian Highway #17 around Lake Superior… pictures don’t show how great the views are in this area, a great motorcycle road. While on the ride we stopped…
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