Sunday, May 18, 2008

Homeward Bound

It appears Rich and Kurt are on the move again. The latest GPS tracking shows that at 12:30pm EDT the two moving south out of Fairbanks at a good clip. At their current direction of travel and rate of speed they should reach Tok Alaska in just under 3 hours, and the Canadian, Yukon Territory border in just under 4 hours.

Update: 3:30pm EDT
Arrival in Tok Alaska, a quick fuel stop and back on the road.

Update: 8:30pm EDT
So far they have 8 hours of road time behind them, nearly to Whitehorse, YT, Canada
I suspect thats where they will put in for the night, definately a meal stop. It is possible however they may push thru to Watson Lake which is but a few hours further. Fort St. John, BC, Canada will be the crossroads for the two, by crossroads I mean they will decide to either run south to Vancouver, or continue southeast to Edmonton...

A straight run back from Fort St. John, Canada to Orlando would carry them south thru the Dakotas and on into Missouri, across the Appalachians and on into Florida. A run of 3,300 mi – about a 6 day ride.
However....
If they decide to drop south into Vancouver and my suspicions are correct, they will run down the coast to Los Angeles or perhaps even San Diego and take Interstate 10 across which would add only a day and a half to their ride back. An estimated 4,500 mi – about an 8 day ride.
To drive down the coast and not stop in Vegas would be sacrilege imho...

Update: 9:45pm
It appears they may have succumb to the allure of the Talbot Arm Motel in Destruction Bay, for a meal.
After all who could resist this!

Update: 11:20pm
After a brief stop in Haines Junction they are on the move again, rapidly approaching Whitehorse (approx 90 min away), which appears to be a preferred place to rest for the night.

6 comments:

K.K. said...

Yaay! More adventures, hope the gas can is full, this time he may not be so lucky coasting downhill into the gas station!! What's up with the photo album?? I cannot get into it!

Logistics said...

Administrator error. Problem solved.

K.K. said...

I heard tell of free lodging in Carmel and Youma!

Unknown said...

I-10 all the way across the country. What a miserable freaking ride. I-10 is one of the worst highways in the nation.

Logistics said...

I agree with you Fred, I prefer I-40 if I have to do it.

Unknown said...

I 40 is tornado alley this time of year and we want flat boring and FAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!