Merril wanted to ride a motorcycle to the Arctic Ocean and found 2 other adventure-seeking friends to go with him! Ryan Rosenberg and Jared Hummel. I just like this picture!
This is a hotel on Lake Louise. I bet it's freezing 10 months out of the year.
They found a hot spring to have a bath in. It's nice to soak your bones when you've been riding 15-16 hours a day. 😅 Merril said the hot springs were nice and hot! They stopped on the way there and the way back.
But look at his face! He loves it!
They reached the arctic circle without any problems.
We went to our own Arctic Circle on the same day. It was pretty tasty.
They had to be careful of bears. This campground had an electric fence to keep them out.
They made it! It looks like afternoon but it's more like 1 a.m. 🤯 The sun barely sets this time of year.
One is bound to get some helmet head.
They had to catch a boat to cross a river. During the winter, the river freezes over and people drive across the river. During the time of year when it's too slushy for driving but too much ice for the boat, you just don't cross the river. It's closed for about a month in the spring and again in the fall.
They saw caribou, lots of bears, mountain goats, elk and deer. Everything went pretty great until the end when Merril's fuel pump stopped working about 11 hours from the truck in Montana. Ryan and Jared went to get the truck and Merril stayed back with the bike. When they met up, Ryan and Jared slept and Merril drove home.
One bit of luck! On the way back they made a stop for dinner and people asked which way they were going. They said South and people said good because the road had just washed out behind them. If they hadn't gotten past the washed out road, they would have had to make an almost 500 mile detour. Oi. But they made it so all was well.
Merril's hands are pretty tired but other than that, everything else was good. I'm glad he has crazy friends so he doesn't do these things alone. 😀
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