Nanuq Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Nutter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corgi Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 That's really dangerous actually... I hope they didn't get frostbite. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Pfffffft. That's not even cold. When winter biking in Alaska you're more at risk of heatstroke than hypothermia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 I suppose the question on the tip of my tongue is................why? Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
r11co Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Are you kidding?! That is breathtaking!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Yes but I'm sure it's just as breathtaking when it's not 20 below. Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Too much insulation. People think because it's cold you have to dress like the Michelin Man. So they do, and that's fine for sedentary tasks. But then when you exert yourself the heat cannot get out. I stress that with my boy scout troop all the time... dress in layers with zippers and openings you can use to vent heat as you exert. Then you stay drier and when the exertion ends, you zip back up again. PS: who can tell me why those bars are there over the roadway? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KB Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 PS: who can tell me why those bars are there over the roadway? So you know where the road is when it's under snow? Ken Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FxrAndy Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 You saving up for the lights for them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rcrscom Posted February 1, 2008 Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 WOW that's gorgeous country up there! One of my best friends is from the Matanuska valley and I was up there for his wedding. Wanna go back in a bad way... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 1, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 1, 2008 Did someone say Matanuska Glacier? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 Say Ch-ch-ch-ch-cheese! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milsub5517 Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 i dont know about you guys but i prefer warm weather these days even though i grew up at -45'C temperatures my roommate back in college lived near where the temps go down to -70'C one of the coldest places on earth and its not antartica... Alaska is too warm for us, thats why we sold it Say Ch-ch-ch-ch-cheese! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nanuq Posted February 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 So your roommate lived in Oymyakon? THAT is cold. Sadly, I've only lived in placed where it hits -70 to -80 regularly. I'll tell you, working outside in those conditions makes a -20 bike ride feel balmy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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