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I'll be posting this request here plus on another couple of sites.
First some background for those of you who don't know me. My wife had a debilitating stroke in 2013 and she is permanently disabled. If you see my mileage report in the 2020 Mileage thread you'll note that there is a 3.5 year period in which the bike did not move; that was because she was in rehab/therapy and it wasn't until she said "I want to go for a ride" that we got back on the bike. Prior to the stroke she would do SaddleSore rides with me and she has her own number as a member of the Iron Butt Association. After a stroke, recovery victims do not have the stamina that they once had so she can't do the big rides any longer.
Now, I had planned to do a Hyder to Hyder certified ride in June, but after last weekend's experience riding through the thicket of forest rats in Texas I have decided that I don't want to do that any longer so this will be more of a flower-sniffing ride with very little, if any night time riding. Having a chance encounter with a moose in Alaska at Oh-Dark-Thirty is not on my bucket list.
The attached schedule is completely up in the air but it won't be any sooner than June. If it moves to the middle of June, end of June, into July, it makes no difference to me, and if someone can tell me that July is a better riding month, than I'll certainly consider that as well. I don't want to get into August as I have another large trip planned to New England for September and I will want some down time between the trips. Because of her stamina issues I don't plan to ride any more than 6-8 hours with her at the absolute most.
We will still go to Hyder just so we can set foot into Alaska, and then we want to see the scenery in Jasper and Banff Natl Parks. I've already been told to see the Salmon Glacier near Hyder but it appears that it may be gravel past the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation site. Outside of that I have no other plans, nor am I aware of anything else we "should" see so your input in this area will be appreciated.
I'll be going to Chester SD to visit the last living crewmember (radio operator) from my dad's (electronic counter measures) B-29 bomber crew to share info/photos with him, and then I'll come home from there. I don't need any suggestions for anything once I leave Calgary, just for stuff prior to that.
I am guessing that summer hotel rates in Jasper and Banff are going to be sky-high, so if you have suggestions for areas near there that are less expensive, please share that as well.
Please review the spreadsheet and then give me your thoughts. Thanks a lot!
First some background for those of you who don't know me. My wife had a debilitating stroke in 2013 and she is permanently disabled. If you see my mileage report in the 2020 Mileage thread you'll note that there is a 3.5 year period in which the bike did not move; that was because she was in rehab/therapy and it wasn't until she said "I want to go for a ride" that we got back on the bike. Prior to the stroke she would do SaddleSore rides with me and she has her own number as a member of the Iron Butt Association. After a stroke, recovery victims do not have the stamina that they once had so she can't do the big rides any longer.
Now, I had planned to do a Hyder to Hyder certified ride in June, but after last weekend's experience riding through the thicket of forest rats in Texas I have decided that I don't want to do that any longer so this will be more of a flower-sniffing ride with very little, if any night time riding. Having a chance encounter with a moose in Alaska at Oh-Dark-Thirty is not on my bucket list.
The attached schedule is completely up in the air but it won't be any sooner than June. If it moves to the middle of June, end of June, into July, it makes no difference to me, and if someone can tell me that July is a better riding month, than I'll certainly consider that as well. I don't want to get into August as I have another large trip planned to New England for September and I will want some down time between the trips. Because of her stamina issues I don't plan to ride any more than 6-8 hours with her at the absolute most.
We will still go to Hyder just so we can set foot into Alaska, and then we want to see the scenery in Jasper and Banff Natl Parks. I've already been told to see the Salmon Glacier near Hyder but it appears that it may be gravel past the Fish Creek Wildlife Observation site. Outside of that I have no other plans, nor am I aware of anything else we "should" see so your input in this area will be appreciated.
I'll be going to Chester SD to visit the last living crewmember (radio operator) from my dad's (electronic counter measures) B-29 bomber crew to share info/photos with him, and then I'll come home from there. I don't need any suggestions for anything once I leave Calgary, just for stuff prior to that.
I am guessing that summer hotel rates in Jasper and Banff are going to be sky-high, so if you have suggestions for areas near there that are less expensive, please share that as well.
Please review the spreadsheet and then give me your thoughts. Thanks a lot!