Bikeforums.net is a forum about nothing but bikes. Our community can help you find information about hard-to-find and localized information like bicycle tours, specialties like where in your area to have your recumbent bike serviced, or what are the best bicycle tires and seats for the activities you use your bike for.Dwagenheim
07-07-02, 05:47 PM
No luck hitchhiking late at night so I set up my tent around 1am. There was the smell of smoke in the air from the fires burning North near Livengood. I woke up early morning to the beginning of a rain shower. I quickly threw on my rain fly and got back into the tent. It turned into quite a downpour and the wind was also pretty strong. I woke up around 9am and was out on the road by 10. Not too much traffic besides dump trucks hauling gravel for roadwork. Finally, an Alaska State Trooper pulls over. From his serious look, I though he was going to give me a ticket for hitchhiking! But it wasn’t the case. He did ID me though and radioed my license number in. So Al drove me to Fairbanks. It was a good ride and I asked him lots of questions about being a cop. I thought about what a rare opportunity this was to be getting an 80 mile ride from a state trooper and I didn’t even do anything wrong!
Al dropped me off at Beaver Sports and I showed the mechanic my wheel. He suggested getting a new rim and having it re-spoked with some high strength spokes. I agreed. I got a Rhino Lite rim that was a bit fatter than my previous rim. This ought to hold up. The final bill was $75 but I felt better after that than I did when I had my first repairs done here at the other bike shop.
I tried to get in touch with the local Servas host but they were still out of town until later tonight. I got in touch with Hugh, who I’d met before the Atigun Pass, and arranged to meet him at his office to work on his computer. After his office closed, I moved over to the library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to continue my emailing and journal entry.
Later on, I managed to get in touch with Jen, who hosted me when I first arrived in Fairbanks. I rode over to her place and noticed she was getting ready to leave for Oregon late tonight. I washed up in a tub they have out in the shed and we went out for a huge dinner. After that, we went to the Marlin, a cozy bar with live music. I had a couple beers and chatted with some locals. Then it was time to say goodbye to Jen. I thanked her for being so nice and hospitable and wished her well on her vacation South. Before she left, she said I could crash in her bed. It was great sleep. (7 miles)
Peace and thanks for reading!
Dave
Al dropped me off at Beaver Sports and I showed the mechanic my wheel. He suggested getting a new rim and having it re-spoked with some high strength spokes. I agreed. I got a Rhino Lite rim that was a bit fatter than my previous rim. This ought to hold up. The final bill was $75 but I felt better after that than I did when I had my first repairs done here at the other bike shop.
I tried to get in touch with the local Servas host but they were still out of town until later tonight. I got in touch with Hugh, who I’d met before the Atigun Pass, and arranged to meet him at his office to work on his computer. After his office closed, I moved over to the library at the University of Alaska Fairbanks to continue my emailing and journal entry.
Later on, I managed to get in touch with Jen, who hosted me when I first arrived in Fairbanks. I rode over to her place and noticed she was getting ready to leave for Oregon late tonight. I washed up in a tub they have out in the shed and we went out for a huge dinner. After that, we went to the Marlin, a cozy bar with live music. I had a couple beers and chatted with some locals. Then it was time to say goodbye to Jen. I thanked her for being so nice and hospitable and wished her well on her vacation South. Before she left, she said I could crash in her bed. It was great sleep. (7 miles)
Peace and thanks for reading!
Dave