February 02, 2005
The team met with C.J. from Red Bull Alaska, on the way out of Girdwood. C.J. hooked us up with a resupply and then gave us accommodations and lift tickets for the Alyeska Resort. He is da MAN. Thanks C.J!
[Photo by Mark Cope]
Here’s our first Northern Lights sighting, from the porch of our hotel in Cantwell, Alaska. I’m sure we’ll get some more photos soon… Contrary to reports from watching Northern Exposure, there is no bowling ally in Cantwell.
[Photo by Todd Borgie]
| Logbook for Feb. 2nd, Day 460. | ||
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Start: Girdwood, Alaska Time: 10:00 a.m. N: 060* 58.247 W: 149* 05.941 |
Finish: Cantwell, Alaska Time: 8:55 p.m. N: 63* 23.489 W: 148* 56.984 | Mileage: 240 |
| Notes: We left the Alyeska resort at around 10:00 a.m., a late start necessitated by admin work and sponsor talks. On our way out of town, we stopped by the home of Red Bull’s Alaska guy, C.J. His house is full of Red Bull trinkets, and is just a cool guy. It was awesome to get to meet him and thank him in person for all that he’s done for our team. After our visit, we headed to Anchorage for another visit to Stepp Brother’s Land Rover, where we applied some new sponsorship decals, including K&N Air Filters and Equator Hats. By the time we finally left, it was too late to make it far enough north to see Denali (a.k.a. Mt. McKinley) in the daylight. So, just before 9:00 p.m., we decided to stop for the night so we can wake up in the morning and see the mountain. At 20,320’, it’s the tallest mountain in North America. We don’t want to miss it. Everywhere we go here in Alaska, people know us. They saw us on the news or read about us in the paper. We met some really nice locals at a gas station in Talkeetna, and they knew we were headed to Prudhoe Bay. They wished us safe travels and told us to watch out for moose on the roads. Alaskans are incredibly nice, very down-to-earth people. We can’t wait to explore the rest of their incredible state. Stay tuned! Oh, and, by the way, it’s colder than -35F here right now…(N.O.) | ||
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