Journey begins.

Received a phone call from Chris this morning, letting me know that he'd begun the trip.

He is travelling with a friend of his, Craig Arrowsmith, who, as we can see here, is a professional shock cord wrestler.

I had sent Chris a handheld Etrex GPS, to track his route. It arrived in time and will allow him to accurately report his location.

Lat: 61.5737° N

Lon: 149.3950° W

Time: 09:08

Elev: Unk

Dist from last point: 0

Stopped around noon, for gas and food.

Lat: 61.9380° N

Lon: 147.1726° W

Time: Noon

Elev: 1037m

Dist from last point: 77 miles

Later, Chris ran out of gas, fortunately, this is expected, that's why he has the extra gas cans.

Lat: 62.5162° N

Lon: 144.8053° W

Time: approx 14:00

Elev: 551m

Dist from last point: 86 miles

Chris ran out of gas again, this time, not so expected. But easily fixed.

Lat: 63.0672° N

Lon: 143.3530° W

Time: UNK

Elev: 637m

Dist from last point: 92 miles

Quit for the day, rest and recoup, begin anew tomorrow.

Lat: 63.3347° N

Lon: 142.9825° W

Time: UNK

Elev: 509

Dist from last point: 26

Chris knows people all over the place, he's got friends stashed in pretty much every city on the planet as near as I can guess. He is travelling with a friend of his, Craig Arrowsmith (who rides a 1978 Yamaha XS-750 with a sidehack.) I hope to have a picture or two of Craig's ride soon. Anyway, will update tomorrow as Chris (and Craig) continue on down the Alcan.

Total milage today: 281 miles
Total milage to date: 281 miles
As the crow flies, to Seattle: 1338 miles