Ken S Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 My ride in FL on the RT didn't work out this winter, so will have to settle with this for a while. Cranford Trail headed toward Susitna River, near Big Lake, Alaska. Part of the old Iditarod Trail: Yamaha Bravo, long track: Looking west onto Susitna River: Susitna River, looking north at the old village of Susitna Station: Link to comment
Highway41 Posted February 10, 2016 Share Posted February 10, 2016 Nice photos and definitely not Florida. Did I see you loading your RT onto a truck with AK plates at BMW Jax? Link to comment
Ken S Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 (edited) Again with photos. My ride in FL on the RT didn't work out this winter, so will have to settle with this for a while. Cranford Trail headed toward Susitna River, near Big Lake, Alaska. Part of the old Iditarod Trail: Yamaha Bravo, long track: Looking west onto Susitna River: Susitna River, looking north at the old village of Susitna Station: Edited February 10, 2016 by Ken S Link to comment
Ken S Posted February 10, 2016 Author Share Posted February 10, 2016 Yeah, that was me. They repaired the RT, but my time for a ride was gone, so hauled it back to my parents' house near Atlanta. Will be a few months before I can get back down south. Link to comment
TEWKS Posted February 11, 2016 Share Posted February 11, 2016 Nice pics, this will be my second winter since 86 without a sled. I miss it at times but probably not enough to get another one. There's a good and bad to that I guess, the good i'm saving money and the bad, I'm getting old! Too bad your Florida ride got messed up. Pat Link to comment
Ken S Posted February 11, 2016 Author Share Posted February 11, 2016 I've had sleds since about '86 also. I moved to Alaska in 1985 and got a homestead from the state shortly after that. I built a small cabin on it and get to it by snowmobile or boat. But I haven't been there in 2 years, so am planning to head that way soon. The Iditarod dog sled race goes up the river near the cabin (1st Sunday in March) and it's a big tailgate party (snowmobiles) on the river when they go through. Lots of people barbecuing and watching the dog teams. Link to comment
Ken S Posted March 1, 2017 Author Share Posted March 1, 2017 Talk about adventure: This is over a year later and much different conditions. Rode the Yamaha 4-stroke snowmachine headed to my cabin. A blizzard developed and I got stuck in overflow (water under the snow and on top of the ice of a river). I ended up not being able to get it out by myself. After snowshoeing a few hours, getting exhausted and soaking wet, I found a cabin to get inside, start a fire and dry out. Got a ride back to civilization the next day from a couple I happended upon. Ended up leaving machine on the creek for a couple weeks waiting for conditions to improve. Just recovered it yesterday. It had frozen about 4 inches into the ice of the creek. Had to use a chainsaw to cut the ice all the way around, then roll the machine over and bang the ice off. Looking forward to getting back on the RT. Link to comment
tallman Posted March 2, 2017 Share Posted March 2, 2017 Damnnn, that's a heck of a "ride". Link to comment
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