Alaska

As Alex and I were cycling along down the road to nowhere on Day 4 a little red truck pulled over as it approached us. A friendly bearded man stuck his head out of his window and offered a big hello. He told us there were a few cyclists just a few miles ahead of [...]

I think that’s how Sarah Palin says it. By Day 3 Alex and I seemed to use our collective might to simply power through Alaska. The land was hot, mountainous (go figure), and uninhabited. It took us 5 days to get to Tok, Alaska – a small town of 1,000. Before that, on day 3 [...]

Alex and I met Steve, a native Alaskan, on the plane ride to Anchorage. He suggested we spend the night at the airport because Anchorage is full of “crackheads”. He was going to do the same and offered to fill us in on the Alaskan scene. Steve was a character of sorts, he had worked [...]