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It’s December First

Dec 1

Posted by Mic in Arctic Expedition 2010, General, My Old Friend: The Rebirth of an XT, The Breeze | 1 Comment

I wanted to make sure I had a post on the first of the month. I really didn’t know what I originally wanted to write about, so I guess I’ll just give little updates on little odds and ends!

The XT has been sitting now for awhile without much work done to it. In fact the only thing done to it, is that I took off the Fat Bars I put on it, and put 7/8 bars back on.

The Kick Starter Kit that I had ordered from Yamaha finally showed up! I wasn’t really expecting that to show up for at least another couple months, with how Yamaha North America made it sound! So I’m happy about that!

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A Date is set, a Co-Rider Confirmed – Arctic Expedition 2010 is Official

Nov 17

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Last night I received a phone call from an acquaintance of mine, who I had met over this summer while him and his wife were passing through the Seattle area on a “around the state” tour of Washington.

Him and his wife had moved to Washington from Alaska,  and were experiencing the sites on his Valkyrie.

So when I finished planning my route, I decided that I would shoot him an message to see if some of the area’s I was passing through, and the times that I had set aside seemed reasonable.

He messaged me back shortly after, wanting to set a time aside for that evening to talk. So last night he gave me a call and we discussed the route, the sights to see, the places to eat, and the date of departure.  With all this decided, he agreed to come along, as he had been wanting to hit up Dawson for the Dust to Dawson (D2D), which I had just learned about from him, as well as another trip to Inuvik.

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Routing to the Unknown

Nov 16

Posted by Mic in Adventure, Arctic Expedition 2010, General | 4 Comments

As I continue to do my route planning, and research of exactly where and what I want to see, I continue to discover points of interest that jump out at me.

My route has evolved from what seemed like simple jaunts between major points of interest, usually little towns along the way, to even more little points of interest of natural and man made wonders.

I sat down one night, and first tried to define what I wanted out of this trip, and where I wanted to go. I do not have the time to do both Inuvik and Prudhoe Bay without giving up some down time to actually enjoy the sites and locations we are passing through, and so a decision had to be made.

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Arctic Expedition 2010

Nov 5

Posted by Mic in Adventure, Arctic Expedition 2010 | 2 Comments

I have finally got around to adding the “Adventures” page/tab for this blog! Hurray!  It is called “Life’s A Breeze: The Adventures and Projects of Mic” after all.

I will populate the Adventures section with past rides that I can find old postings from other sites on, but for the time being, I currently have a page dedicated to my 2010 trip to the Arctic Circle.

The page will be updated as I continue to research, and prepare for my trip, until the day I set off. After that, updates will be blogged as internet service permits, then the section will be broken up into sections.

So go ahead and take a moment to read the “Why” of the trip, and a little background on why I am making such an effort to make it a reality.

Arctic Expedition 2010: Seattle to the Arctic Circle and Beyond

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