July 19, 2025 - Day 1 UCC
Found my two witnesses needed for the IBA UCC. The Borough Marshall is one of them. As we talked, we determined that he was one of my witnesses when I rode a URAL sidecar up from Key West to Prudhoe Bay in 2013. He remembered it as they don't see many sidecar rigs making it up the Haul Road.
There is a new fuel stop in Prudhoe Bay, but it would not read my credit card. If one don't get a receipt with location, date and time on it. making the ride to Key West is moot. That receipt starts your clock.
Finally rode over to the old fuel stop, their machine worked so I got my required receipt. Hit the road south in 35 mph winds. Temps are in the high 30's, and dry.
That is an oil line pump station on the hilltop. What looks like a funnel cloud is smoke from a distance forest fire. Is not near the road so not a problem for me.
\]
Heading toward Atigun Pass. Was misting rain, did not see the mountain sheep.
If you think the rig looks muddy now, a short time later I encountered road crews laying down Calcium Chloride on the road ,then watering in. Now you have three miles of ankle deep, slippery, soupy muck that will get into every crack and crevice of your machine and never come out. A couple of two wheel riders were picking their way through it, carefully trying to stay upright at 10 mph. Down in Coldfoot the truck drivers were warning the motorcycle riders that it was suicide if they tried to ride north that day.
Some complain about the disrespect from truck drivers, but I found if you pull over and stop when you see a truck coming, they will also slow down.
Made it to Coldfoot for the night.
Did not know the post office would come into play a day later..
That ends Day 1 UCC.
There is a new fuel stop in Prudhoe Bay, but it would not read my credit card. If one don't get a receipt with location, date and time on it. making the ride to Key West is moot. That receipt starts your clock.
Finally rode over to the old fuel stop, their machine worked so I got my required receipt. Hit the road south in 35 mph winds. Temps are in the high 30's, and dry.
That is an oil line pump station on the hilltop. What looks like a funnel cloud is smoke from a distance forest fire. Is not near the road so not a problem for me.
Heading toward Atigun Pass. Was misting rain, did not see the mountain sheep.
If you think the rig looks muddy now, a short time later I encountered road crews laying down Calcium Chloride on the road ,then watering in. Now you have three miles of ankle deep, slippery, soupy muck that will get into every crack and crevice of your machine and never come out. A couple of two wheel riders were picking their way through it, carefully trying to stay upright at 10 mph. Down in Coldfoot the truck drivers were warning the motorcycle riders that it was suicide if they tried to ride north that day.
Some complain about the disrespect from truck drivers, but I found if you pull over and stop when you see a truck coming, they will also slow down.
Made it to Coldfoot for the night.
Did not know the post office would come into play a day later..
That ends Day 1 UCC.
No comments:
Post a Comment
please comment here: