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2015 Teklanika-Polychrome Bike

Every year after Spring Road Opening and before tour buses start running on May 20, the Denali Park Road is open to private vehicles to Teklanika, around mile 30. Normally private vehicles can only drive to the Savage River at mile 15. It is a spring ritual for us to drive to Teklanika and ride our bicycles to Polychrome Pass and back to Tek, about 31 miles. This ride includes Sable and Polychrome Passes, and a very personal experience in the Park. This year we had a beautiful bluebird day, marred only by brutal winds. We saw a sow with a cub by the East Fork of the Toklat, Dall sheep on Polychrome, caribou, fox, moose and an assortment of ground squirrels and ptarmigan. It was one of the hardest rides of my life because of the winds, but very rewarding in terms of the accomplishment and the relative solitude of the Park pre-tourist.
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  • Mt McKinley in all its glory.

    Mt McKinley in all its glory.

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  • Bill beginning the ride to Sable Pass

    Bill beginning the ride to Sable Pass

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  • Igloo Creek

    Igloo Creek

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  • Igloo Creek

    Igloo Creek

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  • Bill next to a bus that was heading out to Kantishna

    Bill next to a bus that was heading out to Kantishna

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  • Heading up Sable Pass going west into the Park

    Heading up Sable Pass going west into the Park

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  • Bill on Sable Pass

    Bill on Sable Pass

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  • A sow and cub that have been hanging around the East Fork of the Tokat.

    A sow and cub that have been hanging around the East Fork of the Tokat.

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  • Looking east down Polychrome as I was biking west up the pass.  Trucks were hauling gravel for road maintenance.

    Looking east down Polychrome as I was biking west up the pass. Trucks were hauling gravel for road maintenance.

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  • Heading west up Polychrome Pass

    Heading west up Polychrome Pass

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  • A bus coming down Polychrome as I was headed up.

    A bus coming down Polychrome as I was headed up.

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  • I made it!  The winds were horrendous.  When I dismounted my bike to talk with Bill, the wind blew the bike out of my hands.

    I made it! The winds were horrendous. When I dismounted my bike to talk with Bill, the wind blew the bike out of my hands.

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  • Riding east down Polychrome Pass.

    Riding east down Polychrome Pass.

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  • Dall sheep on Polychrome.  The wind made it difficult to hold the camera still.

    Dall sheep on Polychrome. The wind made it difficult to hold the camera still.

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  • View off Polychrome

    View off Polychrome

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  • Eastbound down Polychrome Pass.

    Eastbound down Polychrome Pass.

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  • This little guy walked right by me as I was peddling up Sable Pass.

    This little guy walked right by me as I was peddling up Sable Pass.

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  • Looking back at Denali on my way to Teklanika.

    Looking back at Denali on my way to Teklanika.

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  • Bill reaching the top of Sable Pass on our way back to Teklanika, the last climb before a nice 8 mille coast....oh yeah, we had to peddle downhill  because of the wind.

    Bill reaching the top of Sable Pass on our way back to Teklanika, the last climb before a nice 8 mille coast....oh yeah, we had to peddle downhill because of the wind.

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  • Bill expression his sentiments about the climb and the wind.

    Bill expression his sentiments about the climb and the wind.

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  • Two tired cyclists on Sable Pass.

    Two tired cyclists on Sable Pass.

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  • Our last view from Sable Pass

    Our last view from Sable Pass

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