2006 Alaska Ice Festival

[Luna Tique]

In the Northeast we get crappy ice on our driveway

I think this is an early June event Dakar :happy

Right Karen?:lol :lol

[ridingAK]

Isn't that how everyone celebrates the 4th of July? :confused: :lol :lol

[KCDakar]

Thats not funny girls! :no
That much snow in June?:confused:
Tell me it ain't so!:cryin:



Is that the ice festaval in Japan? Linky??? I think that is really cool. no pun intended!

[ridingAK]

It looks a lot like the Fairbanks ice festival that runs through the end of March.

Our forcast is for snow tonight, tomorrow and Thursday. Snow now is pretty typical. Usually we have our breakup around the middle of April, snow in Anchorage is usually gone by the beginning of May. It sometimes snows in May, but nothing that accumulates.

[KCDakar]

I have seen ride reports on ADVRider with snow on the side of the roads over the heads of the riders...Please tell me I won't be in that kinda snow to get to your house in June.:confused:

[ridingAK]

Actually our horrible Alaska weather is mostly just talk. :tongue Right now the piled snow along my driveway is only about 2 feet high. Places like Valdez, and elevation will have more snow and will have it longer.

The two attched photos were taken on a camping trip to Hatcher's Pass my girls and I took last Memorial day. I think the photos were May 27, assuming my camera date is correct.

[KCDakar]

And I suppose the State Bird (the mosquito) is mostly just talk too? :tongue

Nice pics...

[Luna Tique]

http://alaska.org/mosquitoes.jsp

Sounds like you will be picking a lot of wings and little corpses off your leathers.

[ridingAK]

We run a mosquito magnet in our backyard and enjoy hanging out with a campfire almost every night all summer long. The biggest problem I have with mosquitos is covering my helmet when I ride on cool days and go outside town.

If you are planning to go to Fairbanks, don't camp in the woods. :no The University has (or used to have anyway, it's been a few years...) a pretty campground behind the upper campus. There are a few spots cleared enough that you won't get eaten alive, but during college when I lived in Fairbanks I wouldn't go anywhere near the woods in summer. I'll risk the bears around here over the moquitos there any day! :tongue

[KCDakar]

Thank you LT for that little lesson.:confused:
You just don't know how much I love the AK state bird.:cryin:
I need to go get a Head net and a 55 gallon barrel of 100% DEET and take a bath!!:lol :lol :lol





And you think I am jokeing...

[KCDakar]

ridingAK, I AM a mosquito magnet! :lol :confused:

[ridingAK]

:lol :lol :lol

They really like you, huh? Hmmmm..... Maybe we should take you on our next camping trip and have you sit on the OTHER side of the camp site...:confused: :happy :happy

Just kidding. There's nothing to worry about as long as you never leaved the paved streets of Anchorage!

[KCDakar]

I'm starting to feel the luv r...:tongue

[KansasKawboy]

Dakar I thought of you and this thread when I saw this.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225150

[KCDakar]

Dakar I thought of you and this thread when I saw this.

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=225150


Oh man some of that was funny!!!:lol :lol :lol

Thanks for reminding me about the skeeters!:thumbup: :confused: :(

[ridingAK]

We are planning on going to Fairbanks on Sunday to see the ice sculptures. Yes, I'll take pics! It's the girl's spring break and they wanted to go somewhere exotic. We figured what could be more exotic than Fairbanks in March! :rofl:

[Luna Tique]

I look forward to seeing your pictures rAK

[KCDakar]

That sounds like a wonderful time! Looking forward to the pics when you all get back.:thumbup:

[Lucky_Devil]

oooooo... I love sculpture (in any form)!

Can't wait for pics :thumbup:

[ridingAK]

I still haven't gotten a new computer, so I have to borrow the girl's. Hopefully I can go through the pics and get a report up by this afternoon.

[Luna Tique]

You know the routine I be right here waiting :D .........:sleep

[KCDakar]

I'm right behind you LT..:campfire:

[ridingAK]

I've gone through about half the pictures, then the borrowed battery died again. :slaphead: One more charge should get me through the pictures and uploaded to smugmug. From there it will go more quickly.

[Luna Tique]

No problem I can wait .........:sleep