Cheers Steve!! Yes there was some initial planning and logistics that we needed to sort out for the Dalton Highway section, but after that we're flying by the seat of our pants! :-) Thank you for watching and we hope to start getting some more videos posted over the next week or so. Stay tuned and thanks again. ~Ron
@ I know this is an older video. I've been watching your Costa Rica. Video, but how much was your budget? You think for your whole trip going to Argentina? Maybe $15000 and also, what was the best area of your trip in the worst so far? Thank youPedalPowerTouring
Hey there PumpJack and thank you for checking us out. Yeah we went back and forth on, "Do we fly to Ushuaia and cycle north or do we fly to Deadhorse and cycle south?". We already knew the winds traditionally come out of the north down south and they can be incredibly strong, so it was Deadhorse. Also the timing just worked out for us too. Cheers from Mexico! ~Ron & Petra
Hello from Eureka Ca. Glad to have caught you early on your trip. If you don't mind give me your thoughts along the way imagining if you were doing this on a recumbent trike. I'll ask you occasionally what you think. Thanks, Sean
Hello Sean and thank you for finding us and for your question. We’ll be happy to answer you as we travel along but please remember we have limited service so it may take a few days to reply! As for the Dalton Highway on a recumbent trike! Wow I don’t want to say it’s impossible but I think it would be extremely hard! I don’t know your level of toughness or determination, but it would be a very hard ride! It’s a hard ride on two wheels with gear! My understanding about trikes is they don’t climb real well and if this is the case you’re going to find yourself pushing a lot! There are some really steep inclines that you’re never going to forget their names and then you have to longer climbs and you’re never going to forget their names either!! Also, I would recommend nothing smaller than a 2.0 tire but I’m sure some have done it on smaller tires. Ideally the larger the tire the better for the Dalton! Also if you happen to cycle it while it’s wet, which I am pretty sure you will north of the pass, the mud is something else! More on this in an upcoming video. I’ll leave you with this for now! Take care ~Ron
I hope you get some footage of these climbs! Really made me smile. I saw from your first day that your tires were sinking a bit and imagined the resistance you were experiencing. Oof.
@@seanwilson6521 oh for sure, but as with all video footage you don't really get the full effect. However... the mud footage I have should give you a better idea of just how bad it can be! :-) ~Ron
Hello, I just came across your videos. I’d like to do this tour this year. I’ve been looking at plane tickets and such. Do you have any advice on what I should be thinking about as I plan everything out? I saw you said you did more planning for the Alaska portion. I biked across America last year. I left DC around the same time you guys started. I’m from Florida too. I’m ready for a bigger adventure and Alaska to Argentina is where my mind is set. Gonna continue watching your series.
Hey there Whitney is a Nightmare! Sweet deal and Alaska is amazing! Plan on sending some food to Coldfoot about 4-6 weeks out just to be sure they get it. Call the General Store in Deadhorse about a month out and prepay/buy your bear spray just to be sure it's there and waiting for you. They'll hold it with your name on it. Also call and speak with whoever is running the Post Office in Coldfoot to be sure they received your food. We carried with us on the plane our first 7 days of food, but be prepared to have TSA go test it. We carried mosquito coils with us and they helped a ton! Get yourself a mosquito head net and we'd suggest getting one that is black and not green. We own both and the black seems easier to see through. If you want cell phone coverage get yourself an AT&T sim card if they're not your provider. AT&T seems to works pretty well in Alaska and there will be spots along the Dalton Highway (near the pump stations) where you can get service. Try and pack your bike in the largest bike box you can find. We used e-Bike boxes and pretty much only had to turn the handle bars, reinstall the pedals, and pump up the tires. We also just left our box there in the terminal. They have a large room they store the boxes for anyone needing one. If you need fuel canisters you'll need to pre-order them too when you order your bear spray. There is a self service gas stations near the General Store if you use regular fuel for your stove. You'll need to use your credit/debit card and I think they put a huge hold on it even though you are only going to need a $1 worth. :-) Here is a link to our blog with more information. pedalpowertouring.com/world-cycle-tour-blog/united-states/alaska/bicycle-touring-the-dalton-highway/ Don't miss Denali National Park or cycling across the Denali Highway if you have the time. Hope this helps getting you started and we're excited for you. Seriously we enjoyed Alaska and were just talking about doing it again one day. I'm sure you're going to have more questions so please feel free to hit us up, but also remember we're out here on the road and don't always have good WiFi. In fact tonight is the best service we've had in about 5 days. Happy you found us and thank you for following along. ~Ron & Petra
@@PedalPowerTouring Thank you for the reply. This helped a lot. I don't know if I really want to start from Prudhoe Bay. Watching videos I feel starting from Fairbanks seems worth it to me and checking out the National Park along the way. I look forward to that. I want to go through Canada did you originally have plans be for you had to choose the ferry? The Ferry ride looked interesting to but I am weighing all the options. I have a lot of equipment already. Is there any equipment you would highly suggest for the trip as a whole that I should consider? Also how is the vaccine situation going through countries? As well as visas? I am still in Oregon on your video vlogs so it'll be a while. Thank you again!!!
@@RecapturingLife hey there and you're most welcome. Understood and cycling the Dalton Highway should not be taken lightly. Fairbanks would be a great starting point too. Check out Sven's Hostal, he is just down the road from the airport and would be great to stay there a couple days before heading out. Catch an Uber to REI or some other outdoor store there and stock up on mosquito coils and/or spray, bear spray, small air horn, and whatever you may need. You might want to already have a bear proof food container just to be safe. You won't really need a bear proof container inside Denali or the other maintained campgrounds since they typically have fool lockers, but when/if you're wild camping it would be smart to have and always leave your food way away from your camp. Be warned though leaving Fairbanks you will have some long hills to climb. Not steep but long! Yes our original plan was to cycle through Canada but the border was closed. We knew that around the 20th of each month, the US/Canadian officials announced whether or not they were going to extend the closures another month or not, so we waited to right before flying (24th of June) to make our decision on the ferry or take the chance that on our around the 20th of July the border would open. We had already been looking the ferry as an option and a neat option when compared to flying, so went ahead, committed to taking the ferry and bought our tickets before flying. Plus Alaskan Ferry says, the further out you buy your ticket, the cheaper it is. As the ferry fills up, the tickets go up in price and since the tickets were (in our opinion) very expensive we bit the bullet. Flying would have been cheaper and faster, but not nearly as neat of an experience. If you do decide to cycle Canada and want to visit Denali NP (which we highly recommend doing), then after Denali NP you can cycle across Denali Highway and either turn north in Paxson back to Delta Junction or go south and pick up Alaska Highway 1 to Tok. So we are not sure what it is like for Canada, but Mexico was a breeze. They did not require anything from us other than some dollars for the 6 month visa. That may have changed since we crossed so really you will need to start looking at this as you get closer. Crossing in Tecate was a real easy and friendly experience. Be sure to get off your bike and walk with the foot traffic and then stop at Immigration to get your visa. The immigration officer asked us where we were staying and we told him we were cycling to La Paz and then crossing to Matzalan and continuing to South Amercia. Used our credit card to pay, got our FFM (visa) and stamp in the passport and off we went. Again appreciate you following along and happy adventures. Excited for you and your upcoming adventure. ~Ron & Petra
Hello Mark! We landed and rolled out of Deadhorse on the 25th of June, 2021. Initially we rode about 15 miles or so and found a nice place next to a small lake to pitch our tents and catch up on some much needed sleep after the 24 + hours of travel time. ~Ron
Hey there Scott! Glad to hear from you. We take it you and the families are all back home now safely and didn't run into any brown bears while in Alaska! ;-) Thanks for letting me know about the link not working. Not sure when I'll have time to work on it so try this email please - pedalpowertouring@gmail.com ~Ron
Great positive attitude to your tour. Must have took some planning 👍. The trucks were massive. Enjoyed watching. Thanks Steve for England 🇬🇧
Cheers Steve!! Yes there was some initial planning and logistics that we needed to sort out for the Dalton Highway section, but after that we're flying by the seat of our pants! :-) Thank you for watching and we hope to start getting some more videos posted over the next week or so. Stay tuned and thanks again. ~Ron
Enjoy your ride
Many thanks you two!! All good so far! 😀
@ I know this is an older video. I've been watching your Costa Rica. Video, but how much was your budget? You think for your whole trip going to Argentina? Maybe $15000 and also, what was the best area of your trip in the worst so far? Thank youPedalPowerTouring
Brutal looking and buggy! 😜 Safe travels!
thank you Kathy. haha this was the easiest and best day we experienced so far. It got way way harder and more buggy! :-) ~Ron
Good luck! I cycled from Argentina to Alaska. You are definitely going the right way :-) Fun to take a trip down memory lane and see the sights.
Hey there PumpJack and thank you for checking us out. Yeah we went back and forth on, "Do we fly to Ushuaia and cycle north or do we fly to Deadhorse and cycle south?". We already knew the winds traditionally come out of the north down south and they can be incredibly strong, so it was Deadhorse. Also the timing just worked out for us too. Cheers from Mexico! ~Ron & Petra
Hello from Eureka Ca. Glad to have caught you early on your trip. If you don't mind give me your thoughts along the way imagining if you were doing this on a recumbent trike. I'll ask you occasionally what you think. Thanks, Sean
Hello Sean and thank you for finding us and for your question. We’ll be happy to answer you as we travel along but please remember we have limited service so it may take a few days to reply! As for the Dalton Highway on a recumbent trike! Wow I don’t want to say it’s impossible but I think it would be extremely hard! I don’t know your level of toughness or determination, but it would be a very hard ride! It’s a hard ride on two wheels with gear! My understanding about trikes is they don’t climb real well and if this is the case you’re going to find yourself pushing a lot! There are some really steep inclines that you’re never going to forget their names and then you have to longer climbs and you’re never going to forget their names either!! Also, I would recommend nothing smaller than a 2.0 tire but I’m sure some have done it on smaller tires. Ideally the larger the tire the better for the Dalton! Also if you happen to cycle it while it’s wet, which I am pretty sure you will north of the pass, the mud is something else! More on this in an upcoming video. I’ll leave you with this for now! Take care ~Ron
I hope you get some footage of these climbs! Really made me smile. I saw from your first day that your tires were sinking a bit and imagined the resistance you were experiencing. Oof.
@@seanwilson6521 oh for sure, but as with all video footage you don't really get the full effect. However... the mud footage I have should give you a better idea of just how bad it can be! :-)
~Ron
Hello, I just came across your videos. I’d like to do this tour this year. I’ve been looking at plane tickets and such. Do you have any advice on what I should be thinking about as I plan everything out? I saw you said you did more planning for the Alaska portion.
I biked across America last year. I left DC around the same time you guys started. I’m from Florida too. I’m ready for a bigger adventure and Alaska to Argentina is where my mind is set.
Gonna continue watching your series.
Hey there Whitney is a Nightmare! Sweet deal and Alaska is amazing! Plan on sending some food to Coldfoot about 4-6 weeks out just to be sure they get it. Call the General Store in Deadhorse about a month out and prepay/buy your bear spray just to be sure it's there and waiting for you. They'll hold it with your name on it. Also call and speak with whoever is running the Post Office in Coldfoot to be sure they received your food. We carried with us on the plane our first 7 days of food, but be prepared to have TSA go test it. We carried mosquito coils with us and they helped a ton! Get yourself a mosquito head net and we'd suggest getting one that is black and not green. We own both and the black seems easier to see through. If you want cell phone coverage get yourself an AT&T sim card if they're not your provider. AT&T seems to works pretty well in Alaska and there will be spots along the Dalton Highway (near the pump stations) where you can get service. Try and pack your bike in the largest bike box you can find. We used e-Bike boxes and pretty much only had to turn the handle bars, reinstall the pedals, and pump up the tires. We also just left our box there in the terminal. They have a large room they store the boxes for anyone needing one. If you need fuel canisters you'll need to pre-order them too when you order your bear spray. There is a self service gas stations near the General Store if you use regular fuel for your stove. You'll need to use your credit/debit card and I think they put a huge hold on it even though you are only going to need a $1 worth. :-)
Here is a link to our blog with more information. pedalpowertouring.com/world-cycle-tour-blog/united-states/alaska/bicycle-touring-the-dalton-highway/
Don't miss Denali National Park or cycling across the Denali Highway if you have the time. Hope this helps getting you started and we're excited for you. Seriously we enjoyed Alaska and were just talking about doing it again one day.
I'm sure you're going to have more questions so please feel free to hit us up, but also remember we're out here on the road and don't always have good WiFi. In fact tonight is the best service we've had in about 5 days. Happy you found us and thank you for following along. ~Ron & Petra
@@PedalPowerTouring Thank you for the reply. This helped a lot. I don't know if I really want to start from Prudhoe Bay. Watching videos I feel starting from Fairbanks seems worth it to me and checking out the National Park along the way. I look forward to that.
I want to go through Canada did you originally have plans be for you had to choose the ferry? The Ferry ride looked interesting to but I am weighing all the options.
I have a lot of equipment already. Is there any equipment you would highly suggest for the trip as a whole that I should consider?
Also how is the vaccine situation going through countries? As well as visas? I am still in Oregon on your video vlogs so it'll be a while.
Thank you again!!!
@@RecapturingLife hey there and you're most welcome. Understood and cycling the Dalton Highway should not be taken lightly. Fairbanks would be a great starting point too. Check out Sven's Hostal, he is just down the road from the airport and would be great to stay there a couple days before heading out. Catch an Uber to REI or some other outdoor store there and stock up on mosquito coils and/or spray, bear spray, small air horn, and whatever you may need. You might want to already have a bear proof food container just to be safe. You won't really need a bear proof container inside Denali or the other maintained campgrounds since they typically have fool lockers, but when/if you're wild camping it would be smart to have and always leave your food way away from your camp. Be warned though leaving Fairbanks you will have some long hills to climb. Not steep but long!
Yes our original plan was to cycle through Canada but the border was closed. We knew that around the 20th of each month, the US/Canadian officials announced whether or not they were going to extend the closures another month or not, so we waited to right before flying (24th of June) to make our decision on the ferry or take the chance that on our around the 20th of July the border would open. We had already been looking the ferry as an option and a neat option when compared to flying, so went ahead, committed to taking the ferry and bought our tickets before flying. Plus Alaskan Ferry says, the further out you buy your ticket, the cheaper it is. As the ferry fills up, the tickets go up in price and since the tickets were (in our opinion) very expensive we bit the bullet. Flying would have been cheaper and faster, but not nearly as neat of an experience. If you do decide to cycle Canada and want to visit Denali NP (which we highly recommend doing), then after Denali NP you can cycle across Denali Highway and either turn north in Paxson back to Delta Junction or go south and pick up Alaska Highway 1 to Tok.
So we are not sure what it is like for Canada, but Mexico was a breeze. They did not require anything from us other than some dollars for the 6 month visa. That may have changed since we crossed so really you will need to start looking at this as you get closer. Crossing in Tecate was a real easy and friendly experience. Be sure to get off your bike and walk with the foot traffic and then stop at Immigration to get your visa. The immigration officer asked us where we were staying and we told him we were cycling to La Paz and then crossing to Matzalan and continuing to South Amercia. Used our credit card to pay, got our FFM (visa) and stamp in the passport and off we went.
Again appreciate you following along and happy adventures. Excited for you and your upcoming adventure. ~Ron & Petra
Hi, what date did you start from Deadhorse?
Hello Mark! We landed and rolled out of Deadhorse on the 25th of June, 2021. Initially we rode about 15 miles or so and found a nice place next to a small lake to pitch our tents and catch up on some much needed sleep after the 24 + hours of travel time. ~Ron
Yo dude, met you guys at wonder lake, Denali, hope you are doing well! Where are you now? Your website contact link not working btw.
Hey there Scott! Glad to hear from you. We take it you and the families are all back home now safely and didn't run into any brown bears while in Alaska! ;-) Thanks for letting me know about the link not working. Not sure when I'll have time to work on it so try this email please - pedalpowertouring@gmail.com ~Ron