Rode out to Knik Glacier yesterday. Was a chilly -11°F. 5hrs out and 3hr back. ~40 miles round trip. Broke trail most of the way out there, with the last few miles being quite frustrating as there were drifts you'd punch through and ice-ruts beneath the snow that would force you to get off the bike. Got close to our turn-around time, but made it to the glacier. There was a group behind us that had it much better, able to use our tracks. Weaved around the rivers a bit too, finding where we could cross and avoid any open water. Since the glacier is 20 miles down the valley and you can see it nearly the whole time, it seemed the entire time that just we never got closer no matter how much we pedaled, until about the last 2 miles. Just a beautiful clear cold day on the bike.
Somehow I managed to capture this selfie:
There wasn't much pushing and what we pushed we could generally ride on the way back.
There was a lot of weaving left and right to avoid open water and find places to cross. Water doesn't necessarily freeze at -11°F.
Come on guys, it's only another 20 miles!
Dillinger 5 + Dillinger 5=Dillinger 10?
Jeremy and Tim riding.
Tim and Jeremy stopped.
Me at the glacier:
Somehow I managed to capture this selfie:
There wasn't much pushing and what we pushed we could generally ride on the way back.
There was a lot of weaving left and right to avoid open water and find places to cross. Water doesn't necessarily freeze at -11°F.
Come on guys, it's only another 20 miles!
Dillinger 5 + Dillinger 5=Dillinger 10?
Jeremy and Tim riding.
Tim and Jeremy stopped.
Me at the glacier: