2004 MTF  Ultimate Coast to Coast
Alaska Details

Alaska Ride Coordinator

Roger Bliss

Alaska Assistant Ride Coordinator

 

 

Wasilla, AK

 

June 20, 2004

 

Wasilla Area Accommodations

Best Western - Lake Lucille Inn

Mat Su Resort

Windbreak

Pioneer Ridge Bed and Breakfast

Alaska Gold Rush Bed and Breakfast

Alaskan View Motel

Nobody's Inn

 

Wasilla Area Motorcycle Dealers

 

Thanks to Roger Bliss for providing the list of Wasilla Area Motorcycle Dealers

 

Hartley Motors: 

  Performance Yamaha, Inc.

  Suzuki Team CC

Eagle River Yamaha

Team CC Kawasaki

Alaska Cycle Center (Honda/Ducati)

House of Harley-Davidson and Buell

The Motorcycle Shop (BMW, Ducati, Gas Gas, Kawasaki, KTM, Moto Guzzi and Triumph)

  Anchorage Yamaha

Kawasaki Sports Center

Alaska Power  Sports (Victory)

Alaska Leather

Fairbanks, AK

June 21, 2004

1411 Airport Way Fairbanks, Alaska 99701

Outside Alaska: (800) 544.7528
In Alaska: (800) 478-7900
Local: (907) 452-1888
Fax: (907) 452-7674
http://www.captainbartlettinn.com  

We will be traveling leaving Wasilla the morning of the June 21, 2004 and will be staying at the Captain Bartlett Inn that evening. The morning of June 22, 2004 we will be heading north to Prudhoe Bay, weather permitting.

We have blocked 10 rooms at the rate will of $99.00 (plus 8% Bed Tax) per night for rooms with two double beds/ 2 guests. Each additional person in the room is $10.00. There is a link to the Captain Bartlett above. It shows an 800 number that can be used outside of Alaska, but I have not been able to get it to work.

Make your reservation by calling the Front Desk at 907-452-1888. Tell them that you are with the MTF/UCC (even if you are only doing the Haul Road Adventure) and that you want want of the rooms that are blocked. If they get stupid give them my name: Alan Leduc. Rooms will be released May 21, 2004, so make your reservation soon. 

Dinner the night of June 21, 2004 will be at the The Musher's Roadhouse Restaurant which is housed on the hotel property and decorated in a style that pays tribute to Fairbanks ' favorite winter pastime, dog mushing. The restaurant features the finest steaks, Alaskan salmon or crab legs. The restaurant is also open for breakfast. For those that care to partake of  pre-Haul Road libations, you can visit the  famous Dog Sled Saloon, ‘Home of the Big One’ (20 ounce bottled beer).

Karen says, I can vouch for the food and the good service - especially at the Saloon!  Be sure to check their website - the place is rustic-looking and everyone will get a kick out of the very "Alaskan" atmosphere. All services nearby, including 24-hour gas, fast food, laundromats, movie theater, shopping center and library. A big thanks to Karen for helping with the Fairbanks logistics.

Fairbanks Motorcycle Dealers

Thanks to Steve Matthews for providing the list of Fairbanks Motorcycle Dealers

Fairbanks Motor Sports (Honda, Victory) - talk to Dave Austin at the parts counter - 907-452-2050.  Located at 3419 South Cushman Street (one of the main drags in town, anyone can tell you how to get there).  Toll free in-state is 800-764-2050. Open on Mondays and none have a problem with you bringing in your own tires! They charge at $75.00/hour for the time taken for the change.

Alaska Fun Center (Kawasaki, Yamaha, Indian): Owner Bill Larry has been in the business forever.  He and his wife, Gaby, are hands-on owners and riders, and by the way are really great people.  We bought our Midnight Star from them - they handled the "recall" with class and we REALLY appreciate them!  Local phone is 907-452-3455; in-state toll free is 800-478-3455.  They're located at 1817 College Road (corner of College Road and Aurora Drive). Open on Mondays and none have a problem with you bringing in your own tires! $25.00 each for spoke rims, $35.00 each for cast rims.  If you bring in your own tires they charge an additional $20.00 each for balance.

Northern Power Sports (Suzuki, Yamaha, Arctic Cat) is the largest non-Harley dealer in town.  They do it all!  Talk with Colby or Craig Hill; sometimes their newer folks are not as knowledgable!  Local phone is 907-452-2762; in-state toll free is 800-478-1967.  They're at 1980 Van Horn Road (right down the street from where we work, yell if you need directions!). Open on Mondays and none have a problem with you bringing in your own tires! $35.00 per wheel including balance.

BMW Motorcycle Sales - owned by George Rahn, who's been around since about 1800 - works out of a shop attached to his house and is an INCREDIBLE mechanic.  Local phone 907-479-2367.  He's located on the left at the very end of Westwood Way off College Road.  Sorry, no street address (just the way things are in Fairbanks, a lot).

Harley-Davidson Farthest North Outpost has been around forever.  They're great folks and just built a new dealership/shop last summer.  They used to be in this tiny building on Gaffney - now they're just off Airport Road near Fred Meyer West.  They usually have everything anyone needs for fixups or add-ons to the Harleys in town.  If not, they can usually get what's needed inside of 2 days.  Local phone 907-456-3265; in-state toll free is 800-656-3265.  Their address is 1450 Karen Way - NOT named after my spouse (altho it should be!)  It's actually on an access road off Airport Way, another main drag in town. Open on Mondays and none have a problem with you bringing in your own tires! $35.00 per wheel, I forgot to ask about balancing.

D&D Custom Cycles - these guys mostly custom build and modify bikes, but have quick access to a lot of after-market products and will help anyone in need of whatever!  No toll-free, but local number is 907-456-6650.  They're at 3536 Industrial Avenue (a block behind Northern Power Sports).

Artic Tire -  Not a bike dealer but one of the local tire shops. Has a pneumatic motorcycle tire changer and charges $20.00 per wheel static balance included.   (Seems the best bet!!!)  Phone 1-907-456-8622, Rob.  Also needs a two week notice.

These are the ones most of us need - there's a lot of other "specialists" in town!  Fairbanks is probably, per capita, one of the biggest biker towns in the US.  Anyone riding an "off band" (including Urals!) will find folks who know all about the brand.  Just ask anyone at the shops listed above - they'll probably have the phone numbers and directions as well.

Deadhorse, AK

June 22, 2004

Ending Your Ride

You have two choices with regard to the end of your ride. You can get a receipt as soon as you get to Deadhorse which will officially terminate the ride. Or if you want to collect water as part of your ride, you can get the receipt after you finish the Tour to the Arctic Ocean.

Witness

Bob Moore (DragracerBob) will serve as our ending Witness.

By will be riding up as part of the Haul Road Adventure and will be spending the night on June 21, 2004. He will also be available the morning of the June 22, 2004 to sign starting witness forms for N2S Riders. 

Host Hotel

Actually the only hotel.

We have reserved 10 Double Rooms. Please find a partner and book your room with a friend.
Be sure to tell them that you are part of the MTF Haul Road Adventure so they will release the room from our block.

The only hotel in Deadhorse dedicated for the tourist. We offer hotel accommodations, restaurant, visitors center, tours, RV parking, and showers.

Located in the community of Deadhorse, at the end of the Dalton Highway, the Arctic Caribou Inn is approximately 500 miles north of Fairbanks.  When you reach the end of the Dalton Highway turn left at the "T" and drive 1/2 mile where you will find the Arctic Caribou Inn on the right, next to the Prudhoe Bay General Store and Post Office.  We are also close to the airport and offer free airport shuttle.

Rooms

(2 week advance reservation recommended) These rooms have private bathroom and satellite TV

Arctic Ocean & Oilfield Tour

There will be a check box on the official registration form for the Artic Ocean & Oilfield Tour.
We will make a group reservation from that list.

This tour operates daily at various times and lasts approximately 2 hours.  Due to security restrictions on the Prudhoe Bay Oil Field a minimum of 24 hour advance reservations are required to go on the tour.  You may make this reservation by calling toll free 1 (877) 659-2368.  When making reservation you will need to have the names of everyone in your group and a valid government ID number for everyone (Drivers License, State ID, Passport, Social Security, etc.) All guests will be required to have this ID in their possession at the time of the tour. Children will be required to be with their legal guardian and need only to give their date of birth. Further information is posted at http://www.arcticcaribouinn.com/tours.html check this site frequently as any new information will be posted as soon as it is received.

This tour will last approximately 2 hours. It will begin at the Caribou Inn with a video presentation on the Prudhoe Bay Oilfield, after the video it is off to the tour bus. The bus tour begins in Deadhorse where the tour guide will point out and explain the uniqueness of this industrial town. Next it is onto the Oilfield and you will be shown first hand where the oil begins from and how it gets to the Trans Alaska Pipeline. The tour bus then will stop for a brief time and the Arctic Ocean, here guests will be allowed to get out of the bus and walk on beach of the Arctic Ocean. After the Ocean it is back to the Arctic Caribou Inn. This tour will run several times daily, times will vary so contact the Arctic Caribou Inn for further information.

Arctic Ocean / Oil Field Tour    
    Adults:  $37.00 ea.     Children 12 and under:  $ 17.00

For further information please contact the Arctic Caribou Inn at:
Phone    1 (877) 659-2368  (toll free)
Fax        1 (907) 659-2692
Web       http://www.arcticcaribouinn.com
Email      info@arcticcaribouinn.com
Address     Arctic Caribou Inn
                  Pouch 340111
                  Prudhoe Bay, AK 99734

We understand the conditions that can occur on the Dalton Highway so the credit card to hold will not be charged.  We just ask that if all possible please give us any notice of change or cancellation you can. Thank you for your interest and we hope to see you soon.

Rules of the Road

Provided by Steve Matthews

Today a co-worker of mine mentioned the ride to one of the Security people for the Alyeska Pipeline Service Company that he knows and was given the following info:

Unwritten Rules of the Haul Road.

All large trucks have the right-of-way!  Slow down when meeting these guys, about 25 to 30 MPH is best or whatever the conditions dictate.  If a rig comes up behinf you let them pass.  Be courteous, these guys are clannish and communicate with each other all the time with VHF radios.  If you cut someone off or crowd them the next truck might do something rash,  It has been known to happen.  (Motorhomes loosing windshields, etc.)

Help those in need.  If you see someone in trouble stop and give a hand or offer to relay a message (see above). In the eyes and minds of those that work and live on this road there is no excuse for not stopping.

Lights on and visible at ALL Times!! (Keep 'em clean!)  You all know that bikes are hard o see to begin with but when the dust is boiling or the rain is masking the road you NEED to be seen.   (A lot of the road surface is grey and on a cloudy day it blends right into the horizon and so will you when your covered in mud.   If it is clear out you have to remember that the sun is very low on the horizon at ALL times once you cross the Arctic Circle and can mask you from others view )

Help those in need.  If you see someone in trouble stop and give a hand or offer to relay a message (see above). In the eyes and minds of those that work and live on this road there is no excuse for not stopping.

Lights on and visible at ALL Times!! (Keep 'em clean!)  You all know that bikes are hard o see to begin with but when the dust is boiling or the rain is masking the road you NEED to be seen.   (A lot of the road surface is grey and on a cloudy day it blends right into the horizon and so will you when your covered in mud.   If it is clear out you have to remember that the sun is very low on the horizon at ALL times once you cross the Arctic Circle and can mask you from others view )