2007 HOG State Rally…Fairbanks - Part 1
Went to the HOG State Rally, which was in Fairbanks (pretty much rotates between north & south in Alaska for now) this year.
Lots of the same familiar faces as well as some new ones! Minx and I always appreciate going to the rally as it’s a great place to meet & greet as well as hookup with many people we have not been able to connect with (for whatever reason). We can all let our hair down and enjoy three days of fun.
We took off Thursday morning. A little chilly, but warm enough that it wasn’t a bother. As usual, we left Anchorage and had breakfast in Wasilla (we normally eat at the 49er at four corners, but it has been closed this year) at the Trout House - formerly Windbreak Cafe.
Poker Run for Face and Mary
There is a poker run being setup as a fund raiser for Face & Mary (who went down Memorial Day weekend after the Beyer's Lake event) for the Saturday, June 23rd. It's a ride from Anchorage to Seward - specifically to end up at the Pit for the Sentinels Solstice bash.
Poker Run will be $20.00 per hand, with a 25/75 split (25% to the winner / 75% to Face & Mary). There is a call for door prizes, etc. to add to the run. Pound-4-Pound will be also making special T-Shirts for the run with the proceeds going to Face & Mary.
The VNV have a tax deductible corporation (VISTA - Veterans In Service To Alaska), that will allow all donations to be charitable.
They want to keeps the groups small (less than 20 per group), to manage the run and traffic as it's high RV season.
Interested in a Parade with the Dawgs of the North?
The Dawgs of the North are looking for riders interested in joining them for the 1st Juneteenth parade on Saturday, June 16th. There is no fee for this event…just a chance to parade downtown!
For those who can attend:
Meet @7:30am at 9th and Hyder (behind the post office on 9th).
Any questions, contact Ty at 907-351-9345 or tysylva!
Also please pass along to any groups/riders we may have missed!
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Been So Busy I Hadn’t Talked About Beyer’s Lake!
Been so busy with the aftermath of the Sunday Beyer's Lake Run that I realized I hadn't actually done a run report on the ride or event!
The Annual Beyer's Lake Memorial Day ceremony it put on by our local Red & Black chapter.
Rain, wind - in this year's case…hail - does not stop them from performing the ceremony.
Bikers from all over the state come to pay tribute to those who gave their lives defending our nation. It's a humbling (and for me tearful) ceremony as we honor, and for many of us remember the lives lost.
The ride from Anchorage was uneventful. A bit on the chilly side it was a good ride to Wasilla (some wrecks, but they were cages). Once we made it outside of Wasilla was when the weather turned. There were spots of reall bad rain but overall, you could getaway with just chaps.
Last long ride for the 2006 season Saturday…..
We joined the Mat-Su Alaska HOG chapter on their last official cruise of the season. We rode out to Talkeetna, which is about 120 miles north of Anchorage.
There is no other way to say it….if was FUCKING COLD!!!
Leaving out from Anchorage at around 10:30am it was about 40 degrees and the sun was shining, so it was a cool but OK ride to Wasilla. After we left Wasilla, we encountered some FOG….lots of fog. It started in Houston and went to the other side of Willow. I’m figuring it was easily @30 degrees in the fog (based upon the condensation on the windshield and my gear) and with no sun it was just windchill city till we hit the other side of it.
Fully bundled didn’t make any difference and I have decided that I will be getting electric gloves (it will be on my Christmas wish list for sure as well).
Alaska State Fair Parade
We seemed to have good luck today as we (Judge Roy, Minx and I) rode out to take part in the Alaska State Fair Parade with the Mat-Su HOG Chapter. The weather literally held till the end (then the rain showed up)!
The ride out was a bit cool, but nice overall.
The parade was fairly short and we all had a pretty good time, minus the one bike that broke down (from overheating). Lots of cheers from the spectators and when we did a rolling thunder, we definitely had people covering their (and their kids) ears!
All things considered, the Mat-Su guys should look at the swap method that the Alaska chapter uses to keep bikes from overheating.
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I've been riding Harley-Davidson motorcycles since I was 19....I'm originally from Jamaica, raised in New York City and now call Anchorage, Alaska home. While I'm a H-D "enthusiast" I am not one of those...um...people who somehow believe that Harley's are the be-all-end-all motorcycle or that I'm a better "American" by buying HD. If you're on two wheels, you're up two cool points in my book!
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