On July 13, I decided it was time to get a hotel room for the first night we will be in Anchorage. I have been on this task for three months. The hotels are not cheap there. The cheap ones have horrible ratings. All reviews say to spend a little more money or you will be sorry. I couldn't get Joni to give me any recommendations on a hotel choice. John got the local Harley dealer to recommend Holiday Inn Express. How about $209 with my AAA discount? I knew it was going to be up there, but that goes to show you what a room runs up there. I think John was in a little shock since we plan to use either hostels or camping grounds throughout most of the trip. He followed up with Holiday Inn to see if his H.O.G. membership got use a better rate. Damn if it didn't. Why would anyone give a Harley rider a better rate than a AAA member? Life is full of conundrums.
We are going to visit the Sign Forest at Watson Lake YT. If you don't know what this is, check out this website. John thought it would be a good idea to get a Hidden Valley license plate to hang at this site. I procrastinated until today to ask Bruce, the HVL POA manager, for a free plate to put up. Bruce couldn't have more responsive and as energetic as we are to put up our plate. A big thanks goes out to Bruce. Look forward to that picture also.
Jeff's Alaskan Bike Trip 2010
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