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Trail Clearing on the Tanana Flats

Our ride (Feb 4) out to Clear Creek Butts was blocked by downed trees from the wind storms so I decided to try and put a trail clearing work party together. Had 5 guys show up and it went well more »

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2012 Iron Dog – The “Steps”

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Sweetheart Run, Feb 12th, 2012

This was the Fairbanks Snow Travelers annual Sweetheart Run from Fairbanks to the Monderosa Restaurant in Nenana. The Monderosa is known for their Mondo Burgers and always worth the ride down for lunch. Share on Facebook

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Tanana Flats Run, Feb 4, 2012

I wasn’t sure if the temps were going to accommodate us for this ride. When I left the house in North Pole it was -15 below, on the way to town my truck showed -20 below, when I got to more »

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Cleary Summit Trails Run, Jan 21, 2012

We meet at Chatanika Lodge for breakfast, 15 folks showed but only 10 brought along their sleds to ride. The temps at the lodge was -26 below when we arrived, so we decided to head up to Cleary Summit, where more »

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Our 2nd Amendment in action

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Snowstorm Aftermath – January 6, 2012 – Cordova, Alaska

Cordova is my favorite coastal town. Share on Facebook

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The cabin near Hurricane, a summary of decisions and progress.

I figured I needed to do a summary on how we got to where we are and all the trips and work done so far to get a cabin built in the woods. So back in Jan 2009, my buddy more »

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Snow and Christmas

Snow and Merry Christmas So I decided to lead another club ride, this time to Angle Creek Lodge, up the winter trail from 27 mile Chena Hot Springs Road (CHSR). The temps were questionable, at least the forecast was calling more »

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A snow filled weekend

Had a great ride Saturday with some of the Snow Travelers members and a couple of some “soon” to be members. We headed into the White Mountains with the plan to make it to Richards cabin, one of the remote more »

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