Crime Scene:

Your Alaska polling place may have been the scene of a crime. If anyone witnessed a Murkowski supporter wearing her wristband within the 200 foot limit, please contact
the Alaska Elections Department to report the violation of 15.15.170 and also note
15.15.160. Feel free to look it up yourself....It's the law.....And not even Princess Lisa is
exempt. She has no respect for the process as proven when she could not graciously accept
defeat in the Primary. This may be an opportunity to take her down a notch or more.

This billboard located in Grand Junction. Isn't it odd when we think of the Carter years as the good old days.

Proper response to such mounties as in the previous post while tempting to do a Mad Trapper on them would actually be to explain the use of hand signals but these are not recognized in Canada.

You have all heard my story by now of how the mounties in Watson Lake would not let me proceed until I had properly wired my trailer with turn signals. Dispite the fact that I had over a 1000 miles of AK highway to do and had no intention of turning from it, I had to come up with a creative idea. I am a sign man and I was prepared to explain that my wagon was a sheep camp since I was changing my profession from CDL driver to sheep herder. That sheep camps are agricultural equipment and only need a triangle mounted on the rear. I sneaked past Sgt Preston in early morning hours and made it to Colorado without further ado.

Homeland security since the last ice age!

A great shot taken by Dana at the AK Wildlife Conservation Ctr

I think I will start watching football again dispite the disappointments of watching the Denver Broncos.

In Defense of Sara

I tire of the Sara bashing by Hollywood and media sources.

She has taken way too much crap for her statement-"I can see Russia from my backyard".

1) she was not speaking literally, a long time cliche put forth by Alaskan geographers was somewhat figurative.

2) but if you consider that while not her actual backyard, Alaska does have a view of Russia on a clear day from Diomede Island. Yes Russia does share a boundary with the United States. In fact Russian terra firma is only 2.4 miles distant.

She was critisized for not having foriegn policy experience which was unfair. Likely had more than any other Governor-No other state borders two foriegn countries and has relations with both Russia and Canada. She had more experience than Dan Quayle had.

I D I T I R O D E O

Before leaving on the most recent run to MN we took in the rodeo at the AK state fair in Palmer.

True to Alaskan form the rodeo was unconventional and creative. There were events I have never before seen and variations on others to make things real interesting. Good ride Cowboys and Cowgirls, Good Ride

GREED

A word or two on travel through Canada.

Get used to an unfair exchange rate, unfair and inconsistent.

Some will exchange dollar for dollar on American but many

have their own formula not based an actual and very public

exchange rates. The American dollar as of this week is stronger

than the Canadian by about 5 cents but many along the Alaska highway

seem to think it is opposite of that. Then they say that their banks levies

a fee for exchanging American to Canadian-a fee that they claim wipes out

any difference and they are only too happy to pass along.

Consider that they signed the NAFTA and you wonder why the

hassle of exchange rates at all but you can't argue with clerks who have

no clue.

I am still trying figure President Obama's grand plan for his own advancement. I don't think he is

content with the Presidency anymore than he was with the U.S.Senate. I believe now that he has aims on something bigger-if not the United Nations Secretariat then perhaps heading the looming North American Union. To make the North American Union a reality he first must shape the USA into such a mess that the people won't resist such a change. To do that he must bring our economy to a place somewhere between Canada and Mexico. To a place where we start raving over the Loony and the Toony and not look upon the Peso with such disdain. I don't think he is far away.

They have already designed the Amero with which to replace the Dollar.

Operation Iraqi Freedom

The latest news that the last combat units have crossed from Iraq and into Kuwait have captured the attention of many. This was followed with some questioning whether our efforts in Iraq were successful or not.

The regime of President Obama would like to further snatch defeat from the jaws of Victory by second guessing what so many of our soldiers, airmen, and sailors have paid the ultimate for.

To contemplate success or failure you have to look at the goals going in and the outcome of having gone in. I say success was ours and Victory was honorably achieved.

The rest and the future of Iraq is entirely up to the Iraqis-we have given them a prescious gift of choice-and they must choose whether to continue with the Democratic government they have established and whether they consider it worth doing so at all costs. I have no doubt the blood

of American servicemen and women was not spilled in vain.

Here may the answer to operating a tour bus

in a green world. I can bus service provided

by Greyhound using these-Hah. We are going ladies and gentlemen exactly 30 miles.

Thats it 30 miles to the next outlet. That

Toyo however is pretty slick....put running boards on and you have an Al Capone car.

Now if you want economy the horse drawn version is by far wiser. As for this other-he will look real good with this buried up a moose's butt.

Can these be used to replace commercial vehicles as we know them now? Here is a flatbed version and a

cargo version perhaps. Hell put fifth wheel on the flatbed version and you might be able to pull a little red wagon. Of course there is still that 30 limit between recharges. And deliveries will tak a bit longer with that 25mph max. Then the restrictions to roads posted less than 65 will require some rerouting. I don't think I can do one of these on the Alcan run. Not enough outlets and no sleeper.

After some additional research I can see and maybe we should see the Anchorage Highway Patrol doing the Glenn Highway in these. Hell I think I could outrun it.

Shortly after arriving back at the home terminal in Anchorage I noticed

one of these in the staging area with Park Service decal. I assume since this will only do 25 mph and has a range of 30 miles per charge that it will be loaded on a flatbed for shipment to Denali. Who in their right mind in the federal government would order these for Alaska. Their purpose-none I can think of. It is not even streamlined enough to be inserted up a mooses rump.

Truckers Guide to the Alaska Highway

Anchorage to AK/Canada Border

for the purpose of this guide, the distances referenced in this guide are from

the intersection of Muldoon and Glenn Highway in Anchorage, AK

Total distance 403 miles

Next turn/Junction Distance Comments

Glenn/Parks Hwys 30.5 E-146 miles to Jct Richardson Hwy W-30 miles to

Anchorage

Glenn/Richardson Hwys 176 W-146 miles to Parks Hwy E-14 miles to Tok C.O.

Richardson/Tok C.O. 190 W-14 miles to Glenn E-122 miles to Alaska Hwy

Tok C.O./Alaska Hwy 312 W-122 miles to Richardson E-91 miles to border

AK/Canadian border 403 W-91 miles to Tok C.O.

Grades/Conditions

From Muldoon-Anchorage to Jct Glenn/Parks the highway is multi lane freeway, rolling hills, river deltas, and urban traffic

From the North side of Palmer for the next 70 miles East bound the highway is 2 lane, narrow, sharp curves and steeper grades.

From the Junction of Richardson/Tok Cutoff the highway is much more rough, a few sections of newly built highway offers welcome relief.

Weigh stations and DOT presence

6 miles E of Anchorage there are scales on both sides of the highway. 3-4 miles E of Tok a scale is located E of the Tok River bridge. It serves both E and W bound sides. It is newly rebuilt to handle inspections. Until it is complete expect roadside inspectors from Northway Jct to Tok and again from Tok South for at least 20 miles.

Truck services- Tesoro, Sutton, AK -truck parking, showers, fuel

Tesoro, Glennallen, AK-truck parking

Fast Eddys, Tok, AK-truck parking, restaurant, motel

Northway Jct, AK -truck parking, showers

Border City-Truck parking, showers, restaurant, fuel

Yet another option for trick my flatbed

I would like to get a box like the one on this box perhaps. With that on that Chevy truck and a rebuilt Cummins diesel engine and a total work over- I might drive it North with a load of mules in it.