Riding the motorcycle and spyder in Alaska

It has been awhile since the last post. Lots of adventures and pictures to catch up on, and still adventures from last year to still publish.

We took the last 2 days to enjoy the good weather and do some site seeing on the bikes. Saturday we joined the Goldwing club for a ride from Anchorage to Girdwood.

Parking lot where we had breakfast.

With this being such a short ride we broke away from the group and headed farther south to Portage Glacier. Three Can-am Spyders and on Harley along for the ride. the ride along Turnagain Arm was spectacular, with just some high thin clouds and plenty of blue sky.


Portage Lake below the Glacier, still some ice.

 Turnagain Arm waters were very calm.

On Sunday we headed out the Glenn Highway to have some blueberry pie at the Eureka Lodge.
Skies weren't as cooperative as on Saturday but still made for a nice ride. Stopped about 5 miles short of the lodge as a very large thunderstorm was putting down some serious rain with what looked like some possible hail. We turned around and had an awesome lunch at the Grand View Lodge. If you want an awesome lunch around mile 110 of the Glenn Highway then stop at the Grand View. The Jalapeno Burger with homemade jalapeno mayonnaise is to die for. The mixed berry pie was also very well worth the stop. We hit the lodge just as the rain started.

The spyder.

 Matanuska Glacier

 The Harley in front of the glacier.

 Jen and her spyder.

The ride back to Palmer had a few raindrops here and there but was an awesome ride.

Here is a picture from a previous ride.

Eska Falls

We have seen pictures of Eska Falls, but have failed on two previous attempts to actually see the falls in person. A couple weeks ago we decided to give it another try. This was the first 4 wheeler ride of the year, all winter maintenance was done and a fresh oil change.

Eska Falls is located north of Sutton. We camped at slipper lake. In the previous attempts we got lost and stuck, but after looking at some maps, we felt that getting lost shouldn't be a problem. Getting stuck is another question. The lower part of the trail is rather tame and just an enjoyable ride. Once we crested over the lower ridge we immediately dropped into an area of mud. A side by side was stuck and being winched out, but we were able to pick a reasonable path and continue on. There were only a few more areas of mud and a couple of steep climbs before we crested the upper ridge and the falls were visible in the distance.

Here are some pictures of the weekend.

The dog ready to!

 The campsite.

 Eska Falls.

 

View of the valley below the falls.