Distance: 17.7mi
Total Climb: 1346.4ft
Time: No clue (I stopped for Ice Cream on the way back)
Ice Cream: Delicious
Route: Here
I'm crazy for doing this two days in a row. Looking at the elevation profile above, I think you can pick out the spot that gave me a bit of trouble. My legs were on fire by the time I got to the top. You'd think that roads named 'Summit' and 'Skyline' would clue me in to these gigantic hills, but nooo!
Once again, I got really awesome glimpses of Fairbanks below, but no sweeping vistas due to those pesky trees. On the flipside, I did have a lot of fun riding over the frost heaves on Farmers' Loop Rd -- frost heaves are areas in the ground that have risen or sunk considerably due to permafrost activity below. The pavement they use here bends to conform with the heaves instead of cracking, so they're lots of fun to bike over.
I originally intended to take this route, but accidentally took a right in Skyridge. I suppose my instincts of direction got taken over by my instincts for self-preservation by the time I got to the top of that hill, and took the turn that took me home more directly.
As I neared the college, I started to get hungry, and figured I'd get a slice of pizza near the end of my route. Alas, by the time I got there, all of the restaurants were closed. But wait! There's an ice cream place next door. And it's open!
Sometimes life's tough. :-)
The summer solstice, the longest day of a year, is tomorrow. As a nice side-effect, all of the days after it will be getting progressively shorter , and maybe someday I'll see the night sky again. There's a huge festival in "downtown" Fairbanks, and our benevolent masters have given us the afternoon off from work to go check it out. The festival culminates with a baseball game at midnight , and because it's the solstice, no lighting is necessary to watch it. Pictures and a post will be sure to follow, as I've heard it's extremely entertaining.
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Love your postings!
So....what flavor ice cream did you get?
Chocolate Chip in a waffle cone.
Almost as good as smugs!
OK - lets suppose you flipped off your bike - say like Mrs T - and needed medical attention, would there be someone there to call 911 for you? Inquiring minds want to know!
I always carry my cell phone with me, along with some form of ID. Yesterday I bought a gizmo to mount my tiny GPS unit to my handlebars, so I'll have that on longer rides as well.
On the roads where I ride, a few cars pass every minute, so if the phone was no good, somebody would probably stop to help sooner or later.
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