A Bit More

I realized that I left out some really good information about myself and the trip. First, I am a PhD student and hope to take the trip as soon as I finish my coursework and before I hit the dissertation full-on. I think 4-5 weeks away before I start serious research would be a healthy break for me. So, that makes this trip look like perhaps the summer of 2012...just a few months before the end of the world. I guess then, if I'm gonna make a trip like this, doing it before the world ends is a good thing.

I have been to Alaska before. In 2007 my wife and I, along with her parents, drove the Alaska Highway. It was a good trip, but I still want to do it on a motorcycle. Take my time and see the sights and smell the smells (and run from bears, and...well, you get the picture). 

We are excited about our test trip to the West this summer. I have thought about, and may, go into Canada just so I can get the experience of crossing the border on a motorcycle. Plus, then I can say that I have ridden in two countries. 

I do love me some Canada!!!!!