Anchorage, AK to Homer, AK

[Midnight Sun Rider]

Well a buddy and myself left yesterday on the new FJR's for the first of many longer rides. Well left Anchorage in the morning, and the temp was 34 degress. Alittle chilly, but the roads where clear and temp would rise. We headed south out of town to Girdwood about 40 miles out of town, and topped off the tanks. From there we continued south through Thompson pass, where a group of snowmobilers where of loading there sleds to do some ridding in the pass. By that time the temp had raised to 38 degress. As we continued south into the mountains and got away from the water the temp just kept coming up, and the sun was great. It was a beautiful clear day, and the ride to Kenai was wonderful. We stopped in Kenai to see a couple of friends of ours, and then continued south to Homer. We rode 288 miles on the first day to Homer where we spent the night at some friends house we had not seen in awhile. By the time we got into Homer in was 61* out. We visited with friends all night, and left in the morning to head back to Anchorage. It was another beautiful ride, althought the temp only got to 59* and the wind in the inlet coming back was a little rough. We put a total of 553 miles on the bikes in two days. The ridding in Alaska is beautiful, and I will enjoy the rest of the small summer we have here. If any of you guys get up here to do any ridding please look me up.

Josh

 

[Niehart]

That Kenai Peninsula is one great ride. My daughter lives in Homer, so I had a great excuse to doing some riding there. But we do need some pictures.

 

[bikerskier]

Lived in Anchorage for 5 years in the 80's and never, ever tired of the beauty of driving out the Turnagain Arm around Portage thruough Kenai and down to Homer or over to Seward. Did it again several times about 7 years ago and it sure had changed with the new road from Anchorage to Girdwood and the new Visitor's Center.

A bit nostalgic about those roads and I would love to have my feejer up there for a few weeks.

Have fun with the new bikes, guys!

 

[AKfjr]

Homer today! Last weekend was great. Was that our summer?

At least we are better off than Anchorage. They are looking at 14-20 inches last night and today.

Did some one say global warming? :angry:

 

[Midnight Sun Rider]

Yeah I hope last week was not our summer. We ended up with 24 inches here in Anchorage. Got back just in time too, the weather was turning nasty on our ride home. Thanks for the pic.

 

[Midnight Sun Rider]

Here are some pics...

 

[Midnight Sun Rider]

Still trying to get pics here...

 

[Midnight Sun Rider]

OK Ive done everything the forum said to do to post pics and still cant get it to work! HHHHUUUUGGGGGG!!!!

Edit by SkooterG: Dude, just need to get control of those "" tags.

 

[Midnight Sun Rider]

OK I give up at this point. Im not turning off my norton so I can post pics !

 

[Niehart]

MSR, Looks like the picture is on the Homer Spit. Some where I have a sticker that says "Spit Happens Homer Alaska". Looking forward to more pictures.