172 miles so far…
Jon is now about 172 miles into Alaska now! He has not had internet communication so he hasn’t been able to send me his latest Route file. He does have a GPS tracker that you can see on the Where Am I? page. If you follow that you can see he’s making great progress every day. He is currently near the bottom of the first major obstacle of the ride. Take at look at the Where Am I? page and click on Hybrid in the upper right corner of the map. From there you will notice that he’s on the up-hill path out of the river bottom he’s been following.
In other riding news, it looks like Jon has taken a 7 mile detour around Gailbraith Lake. After getting to a dead-end, he had to go back the way he came. We’re looking forward to hearing what really happened Jon!
The next town that Jon is due to go through is Wiseman, AK. Hopefully he’ll find public internet access there. At his current pace he should be in Wiseman in 2-3 days.
Hey guys –
Visited with Jon on Sunday and Monday (my way up and back to Deadhorse). His spirits were high and he was still feeling great. He was a little distressed that his progress was so slow. The road from Deadhorse is a steady uphill climb to Atigun Pass. That, combined with brutal headwinds, had dropped is speed to an average of about 4.5 MPH. I would add that his progress is also slowed by everyone that wants to stop and visit with the crazy Brit on a bicycle!
Keep up the good work Jon! You’re an inspiration to all of us!
Tommy Cate
(motorcyclist from Kentucky)