Where's Waldo Part Deux

[shoota77]

Hello...sitting in Chicago now. I made the drive from Anchorage to Chicago in an insane 77 hours total. I left tuesday at 615 cst and got in friday at 1130 cst. As far as the alcan road conditions...they were awesome. Just a little bit of construction north of whitehorse but other than that it was great. Not too much traffic at all and all the gas stations are pretty much open so you can drive almost all hours (i did). Tomorrow I'll head to Boston...until then, I'll continue the bender i've been on since friday night Happy Memorial Day Weekend!!!

-Lionel

[mbeach]

Nice!
Thanks for the update. I'm marking the Milepost for gas stops now.

[thebear54]

Wow Lionel,

I hope that was not 77 hours non-stop...(or do you have a co-pilot along)
At the rate you are going you should reach Boston by Monday evening.
Cruise control set at around 90???....LOL
Be safe.
John

[shoota77]

Got a late start from chicago today so i'm staying in buffalo for the night. Still zero problems with the drive so far. The 77 hours were not straight but it was pretty close...cruise was only set on 80 (you think i'm crazy?). i wish i couldve set cruise on the alcan, too twisty (and a lot of bison and caribou on/close to the road). anyway, ill be taking off from here at 9 or 10, if lunch is still a possibility let me know john.

-lionel

[thebear54]

Lionel...
If my schedule today is right I'll be pulling a 12-7:30 pm shift today in greater downtown Manchester.
Looks like we'll have to wait until the meet on June 11th
John

[mbeach]

3 more days!

In preparation for the drive, today I:
-Changed the Differentials' fluid,
-Changed transfer case fluid,
-Changed transmission fluid (thanks Joe Black for the how-to),
-Changed oil (Slick 50'd it for fun),
-Rotated tires,
-Replaced all 4 rotors and brake pads,
-Changed (most of) the brake fluid,
-Repacked the front bearings,
-Greased the U-joints on the driveshafts,
-Drilled holes for my mudflaps,

This list sucked up 12 HOURS of my day today -including the time spent running (literally) to the hardware store to buy some replacements for those 6 stupid screws that hold the lockrings on the front hubs.
I don't want to touch a wrench for at least a week now...

[shoota77]

Haha, you'll be more than fine on the trip up...my preparation include filling up my tank, installing a stereo, and getting two burrito's to hold me over until whitehorse. anyway, good luck on the trip...make sure you bring a camera and watch out for those damn caribou (the bison generally stay off the road). what brings you up to alaska? take care!