Thursday, May 15, 2008

They Have Arrived!




I dont have an exact time from GPS tracking (They will have a sales receipt that will be time stamped and serve as the official time) but they have arrived in Prudhoe Bay, Deadhorse, Alaska. Successfully completing the Iron Butt Ultimate Coast to Coast Challenge.

Update: Their official time of arrival was 1700hrs local time in Deadhorse Alaska. Kurt contacted me at 2230hrs EDT and notified me they will be staying in Deadhorse for the night.

Congratulations Rich and Kurt.

One of the Deadhorse local women excited to see them! She is the feature act at the Prudhoe Bay Gentlemens Club....

Coldfoot to Deadhorse v2

With some repairs done on Rich's bike (nothing some duct tape and JB Weld cant fix), and a little more rest the intrepid riders are once again on the road to Deadhorse.
They left Coldfoot Camp at about 10:00am Alaskan local time on the 250 mile trek north up the treacherous Dalton Hwy.
Road conditions have improved some since yesterday, the road dried out with the help of some slack in the rain, a little wind, and some sunlight.
I will be closely monitoring their progress via GPS and expect to receive some visual reports from aircraft in the area. Many local small aircraft follow the Dalton Hwy. while using visual flight rules (VFR), and use it as a reference. A general request of the several pilots who fly bush planes along that route has been made, and I look forward to messaging sent from them should they spot Rich and Kurt.

Update: They are still pressing forward, based on tracking they are averaging about 30 mph.

Update: Current tracking shows they are 225 miles north of Coldfoot Camp go go go!