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'Often mistaken, never in doubt'
'Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge' Darwin
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Sorry, I forgot to look back here! Give a holler, I'll buy lunch.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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"...The Tok cut off has always been horrible between Mentasta to Chistochina..." Man, I hear ya there! I tell people it must be an Alaska version of "the Ghost and the Darkness" , and grizzlies are eating the road crews each night, for that one bridge that never gets finished. I remember the joke of the day was a sign that said resume 45 mph. You would jar your fillings out at even 35 mph on that stretch of road. But, I still would go back! 
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Tok cut off I swear they redid pretty big portion back in 2012 but you can't tell that now, one of the most [bleep] roads in the country.. that road is slow and steady ..
Then STFU. The rest of your statement is superflous bullshit with no real bearing on this discussion other than to massage your own ego. Suckin' on my titties like you wanted me.
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Campfire Kahuna
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"...The Tok cut off has always been horrible between Mentasta to Chistochina..." Man, I hear ya there! I tell people it must be an Alaska version of "the Ghost and the Darkness" , and grizzlies are eating the road crews each night, for that one bridge that never gets finished. I remember the joke of the day was a sign that said resume 45 mph. You would jar your fillings out at even 35 mph on that stretch of road. But, I still would go back! Riley has been getting lots of road time going up there to x-ray that bridge as they build it... they have not met their contracted time schedule, at all. That road goes through some of the most miserable country imaginable to build a road on.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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I'm guessing there is a lot of thick perma frost that has been going through dramatic freeze thaw cycles since the road was originally built.
'Often mistaken, never in doubt'
'Ignorance more frequently begets confidence than does knowledge' Darwin
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I'm guessing there is a lot of thick perma frost that has been going through dramatic freeze thaw cycles since the road was originally built. I believe you are correct on that. It has been rebuilt many times that I remember.
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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Gal I know and her hubby and kids just left AK last week he got out of the service and couldn't find a job to his liking, got hired in VA
Took both vehicles, she rolled the one she was driving, totaled it
She only got cuts and bruises, thankfully both kids were riding with dad in other vehicle
Had to jettison a lot of stuff to make everyone fit but as Willie says. They're on the road again
I'm pretty certain when we sing our anthem and mention the land of the free, the original intent didn't mean cell phones, food stamps and birth control.
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Any up to date news on the Alcan? I will be driving it mid Aug. and any recent experiences would be appreciated.
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I rode on my ultra. Canada marks pavement breaks and frost heaves pretty good. The milepost price to version is good read, but if I Rembrandt right, it wasn't up to date on construction. Maybe they have online version. Adviser may have recent threads.
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The Alcan is about as good as it's ever been.......the area from Kluane to Beaver Creek is the usual break-up that comes with permafrost and muskeg......
Some of the tourists whine but WTH!
Top Of The World is good....new bridge construction at Chicken......wish they'd just take it out and let folks ford the river......adds a bit of flavor to a good Alaska road.
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The Alcan is about as good as it's ever been.......the area from Kluane to Beaver Creek is the usual break-up that comes with permafrost and muskeg......
Some of the tourists whine but WTH!
Top Of The World is good....new bridge construction at Chicken......wish they'd just take it out and let folks ford the river......adds a bit of flavor to a good Alaska road. Spoken like a real Alaskan...
Mark Begich, Joaquin Jackson, and Heller resistance... Three huge reasons to worry about the NRA.
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I just came through all that country last week and was quite amused by the variety of vehicles that tourists travel in. Of course we've all seen the "Road Barns" that exude wealth.......a pullout on each side so Ma can have her sewing machine in one and her piano in the other.
At Dawson I saw several of these European off-road boxes with landing mat and shovels strapped to the side. What a disappointment for them to spend all that $$$$ and ship that vehicle to North America only to find they don't have to ford any rivers.
These vehicles look as though they could traverse the streets of Anchorage......no problem!
Now I'm seeing some really high end pickup campers that are new to me........the Siberian 4x4......Skookum as hell!
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