ALCAN how cold in June/July
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ALCAN how cold in June/July
I am all but registered for the Hoka Hey Challenge (Key West to Homer, AK). No doubt the undisclosed route will include various mountain crossing and such. the start is June 20 in Key West and ends in Homer on July 4.
will I need heated liners and what not or will a good set of leathers, long johns, and rain gear do the trick? my funds are most definately limited and need be saved for the Roadglide's health and well being, but then again the rider needs to survive too.
and this is a camping only race, no motels or the like permitted.
will I need heated liners and what not or will a good set of leathers, long johns, and rain gear do the trick? my funds are most definately limited and need be saved for the Roadglide's health and well being, but then again the rider needs to survive too.
and this is a camping only race, no motels or the like permitted.
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A good number of threads on the Hoka Hey already with some good info you'll want to look at. https://www.hdforums.com/forum/searc...archid=3904376
I'd recommend everything you can carry for a very varied weather ride. If you can handle cold, no heated liners needed. If the cold bothers you, bring them along.
I'd recommend everything you can carry for a very varied weather ride. If you can handle cold, no heated liners needed. If the cold bothers you, bring them along.
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Temps can dip into the 30's and 40's up in the Yukon in the summer. I've seen snow in July in the Colorado Rockies as well. Best to be prepared. I'm doing the run also. See ya in June in Key West.
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In 2008, I think our average temp through the Yukon and AK was around 50 degrees. Sometimes warmer...sometimes colder. I think it rained almost everyday. A heated jacket liner would have been really nice. Get the best of the best rain gear you can find!
Good luck in the race!
PS - We were up there June 14 - July 4.
Good luck in the race!
PS - We were up there June 14 - July 4.
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Iv'e seen it snow every month here and I don't mean at high elevations either, under 3000 ft.. About the highest main road in Alaska is only 3322 ft elevation. Summer of 08 was one of the coldest on record. Brrr... My wife and I drove the alcan in August 07 and we hit some cold wet weather around pink mountain but was not bad. I would expect lows in the high 40s but that would be in the morning. I would say bring your warmest gloves, that is what gets me the most. Some people around here swear by heated vests. I can't imagine tenting it though. Make sure you have lots of bug dope. Also I would bring windshield cleaning rags and windex. Around here I will clean my windshield almost every time we stop for gas. I would also recommend novus windshield conditioner. So how many people do you think will be on this ride? If you are going strait to homer you drive right by my house and I have a big yard you all could camp out here maybe one night. We live about half way from the border to anchorage.
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Iv'e seen it snow every month here and I don't mean at high elevations either, under 3000 ft.. About the highest main road in Alaska is only 3322 ft elevation. Summer of 08 was one of the coldest on record. Brrr... My wife and I drove the alcan in August 07 and we hit some cold wet weather around pink mountain but was not bad. I would expect lows in the high 40s but that would be in the morning. I would say bring your warmest gloves, that is what gets me the most. Some people around here swear by heated vests. I can't imagine tenting it though. Make sure you have lots of bug dope. Also I would bring windshield cleaning rags and windex. Around here I will clean my windshield almost every time we stop for gas. I would also recommend novus windshield conditioner. So how many people do you think will be on this ride? If you are going strait to homer you drive right by my house and I have a big yard you all could camp out here maybe one night. We live about half way from the border to anchorage.
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I wouldn't worry about that. I'm riding a RK back from the states the first or second week in June and Im not worried about the weather. There really is just one area that might be bad around Muncho Lake in the northern rockies. Normally anything in the Yukon River drainage is the hottest areas in the Yukon and Alaska.
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many, many thanks to all that have replied.
I'm hearing wet, wet and, wet, plus unpredictable cold, and lots o bugs (I assume the biting type). Is that mostly skeeters or a combination of skeeters and biting flies? I hate biting flies as they easily bite through light to medium clothes. Did I already mention how I hate biting flies?
I am also wondering about bonus lighting for the Roadglide in the wee low light hours.
again thanks to those who have responded. I am very pumped and excited about this ride of a lifetime.
Oley in JAX Florida
I'm hearing wet, wet and, wet, plus unpredictable cold, and lots o bugs (I assume the biting type). Is that mostly skeeters or a combination of skeeters and biting flies? I hate biting flies as they easily bite through light to medium clothes. Did I already mention how I hate biting flies?
I am also wondering about bonus lighting for the Roadglide in the wee low light hours.
again thanks to those who have responded. I am very pumped and excited about this ride of a lifetime.
Oley in JAX Florida
Last edited by oley55; Feb 4, 2010 at 06:56 PM.
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Iv'e seen it snow every month here and I don't mean at high elevations either, under 3000 ft.. About the highest main road in Alaska is only 3322 ft elevation. Summer of 08 was one of the coldest on record. Brrr... My wife and I drove the alcan in August 07 and we hit some cold wet weather around pink mountain but was not bad. I would expect lows in the high 40s but that would be in the morning. I would say bring your warmest gloves, that is what gets me the most. Some people around here swear by heated vests. I can't imagine tenting it though. Make sure you have lots of bug dope. Also I would bring windshield cleaning rags and windex. Around here I will clean my windshield almost every time we stop for gas. I would also recommend novus windshield conditioner. So how many people do you think will be on this ride? If you are going strait to homer you drive right by my house and I have a big yard you all could camp out here maybe one night. We live about half way from the border to anchorage.
