We were up early, I think anxious about the ride, knowing we were likely to get 'wet'. We snapped a couple pics for posterity of our time in Wiseman...
Scott and his GS...
Then on to The Boreal Lodge office for a couple souvenirs...
I picked up some company for Wally...
Then we were off, in the rain, back down The Dalton. We stopped for fuel for ourselves (apple pie/ice cream) and the bike. Who do we run into...
...Martin the German. About Alaska, there aren't a lot of roads up there, so if you meet someone touring through the state, you are likely to keep meeting them. This happened with a number of riders we met.
We arrived back in Fairbanks and went straight to a self-serve car wash to hose down the bikes. They were mud balls. Most of the ride back was in the rain, the road was muddy and slippery. I was too exhausted to take any more pics. We just wanted to get back the University dorms, shower, eat, and go to bed. But we had accomplished our mission. Both roads we set out to ride, we had now completed. The Top of the World/TOW and The Dalton/The Haul Road. Tomorrow it's Denali and south to Talkeetna.
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