Snowman Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Yet again I'm putting my faith in my little 'roo. In about seven and a half hours, I'm taking off for Anchorage, 700-some miles away. The weather doesn't look too bad, as it's most likely just snowing and blowing in the chilkat pass, and it's forecasted to be 20-40 below from Haines Junction through Glenallen, which should give pretty good traction. Just giving a heads-up to Matt so he knows I'm coming, and doing a bit of praying to the internal-combustion gods. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ma-fia Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 It's about 10 above here in Anchorage currently Snowman. Hope you make it with no troubles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted January 9, 2004 Share Posted January 9, 2004 Kelly, got the message. If you break down before 5 P.M., call me at work - 907-376-5341. I'll be home by 5 . Good luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Snowman, I hope you made it fine. Post to let me know you made it - either tonight when you get in or tomorrow when you get around to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Snowman, let me know if you've arrived in Anchorage. If I haven't seen a posting by this evening, I'll know something is amiss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted January 10, 2004 Author Share Posted January 10, 2004 I couldn't post last night because my connection was down for some reason. We made it just fine, but it was a pretty lame trip. First we had an hour delay waiting for plows to remove a foot and a half of snow in the Haines pass (that was B.S.). It wasn't too cold, although I set my coffee on the roof, and after it fell off there was a huge coffee-sicle down most of that side of the car. My fuel economy wasn't too abominable, considering the circumstances, and I think I probably ended up using another two quarts of oil. I also now have a tire that leaks around the bead and had to be aired-up in tok and glenallen, and now again in anchorage. From eureka all the way to palmer, we couldn't see more than 10 or 20 feet in front of the car most of the time. One of the scariest experiences in my life, since they don't have reflective snow-poles there. One of those, "Where's the road and where's that guy that was coming up behind pretty fast?" things, for about two hours. The entire trip took a dismal seventeen hours to complete, but Roxanne is here and ready for her rebuild. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted January 10, 2004 Share Posted January 10, 2004 Good to see you arrived safely. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted January 11, 2004 Author Share Posted January 11, 2004 Finally got all my pics up from Christmas break. Here's one that I took near Tok before it got dark and nasty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cougar Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Thanks for the good picture Snowman. Glad you made the trip ok and hope the operation on Roxanne goes well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 376?? Isnt that a Mat-Su valley number? Glad you made it... never a doubt. I miss drives like that. Here in cali, a 700 mile drive takes you through city's and you have to hop on and off of 10 different freeways to make it where you want to go. At least in Alaska you point your car either north, or south, and keep the foot on the peddle and watch the scenery pass you by. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
torxxx Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 glad to hear you made it.. I was sittin home last night wonderin if I was gonna get a call from ya somewhere between glenallen and tok.. Nice pic of your car.... Damn I wanna go roadtrippin.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Brian, yes - 376 is a Valley number - Wasilla High School, to be exact. Kelly, is the trip to Haines smoother in the Winter than the Summer? Less problemswith gravel slide? How was the Caribou Creek construction? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Wasilla High School GO WARRIORS!! (I hope i didnt get that wrong) Had a few friends that went there. I moved to Anchorage before made it to H.S. Grew up in Wasilla tho, love the place. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LegacyT Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Do they use salt in Alaska? Mark, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheSubaruJunkie Posted January 11, 2004 Share Posted January 11, 2004 Not anymore, they used to in the '80's but stopped cause of the rust it caused. Now they use sand. EA81's were destroyed by the salt tho, you'll never find a rust-less EA81. -Brian Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowman Posted January 12, 2004 Author Share Posted January 12, 2004 Matt, As long as there are no white-out conditions or really slick roads, the trip is a lot smoother in the winter than during the summer. All the construction has been cleaned up and smoothed out pretty well, so I didn't even have to slow down most of the time. During the summer months, the construction and RVs combine to slow you down immensely. This summer, I found it wasn't too bad when I left Anchorage at 5pm and drove overnight when there isn't much traffic and they aren't working on the road. The only bad thing about this trip in the winter is that no matter when you leave, it's going to be dark for most of the drive, which can be fatiguing. I don't think I would want to make the trip without my auxilliary lights. My straight-through times so far have been as follows: Anchorage to Haines during summer: 13.5 hrs plus 2 hr nap Anchorage to Haines during winter: 14.5 hrs Haines to Anchorage with sickly subaru, during bad winter conditions and with delays: 17 hrs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WJM Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 if I may....a pic from NC's snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
northguy Posted January 12, 2004 Share Posted January 12, 2004 snow removal via broom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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