Fairbanks Snow Travelers

David wrote:John I was thinking of the weekend after Artic Man, a little less people.
Reading the posts it looks like a lot of the snow is already gone.
I might just ride the Denali Hwy. for a few miles and stay in the motor home at night now its warm.
Dave

Dave,

We have gone down the weekend after Arctic Man the last several years. Last year we parked at the old Isabel airstrip that had been plowed for Arctic Man parking. We're going again this year. Here's a link to last springs trip:

http://clearysummit.com/Summit09/pics.htm

The year before we followed the snowplows to Maclaren Summit. We set up camp where they quit each day.

Chuck

Thanks Chuck.
I have viewed your links before and they are great. I am trying to get it together to go the weekend after artic man
I have never been before but should have a guy with me that has been, Wife can't go but I think I will still get one more trip in.
Thanks
Might see you there. I am also making that quartz creek trail this year, thanks for the links.
Dave

I'd plan to drive down the Denali Hwy and if the roads open far enough, stay near MacLaren to do some riding off the road.

David wrote:Thanks Chuck.
I have viewed your links before and they are great. I am trying to get it together to go the weekend after arctic man
I have never been before but should have a guy with me that has been, Wife can't go but I think I will still get one more trip in.
Thanks
Might see you there. I am also making that quartz creek trail this year, thanks for the links.
Dave

Dave, not sure when we're going to Summit but we will definitely be there over the weekend after Arctic Man. Our camper is an Okanagan on a Silver 2006 F-350, license plate "1 TON". Stop by, the frig will be full of beer. We'll be parked at the airstrip if the road from the Rich to the airstrip is still open.

As to 4-wheeling into Quartz Creek, typically the new section of the trail isn't open beyond Little Champion Creek because of snow drifts until the middle of June. Might be sooner this year. This photo of the new section was taken June 4, last year from the old trail.

Chuck

Wife and I going on Wed AM and staying until Sunday. Plan to stay at the pull out about 3 miles north of Paxson. Less crowded I hope :<)

Stop by if your in the neighborhood.

Well we did it, we drove to Summit last Wed. eve and came home last night. It was probably the best weekend after Arctic Man trip we have made if you don't count the raging blizzard we encountered from Donnelly Flats to Summit on the drive down. On the up side that blizzard dumped over a foot of snow in the Hoodoos making for great riding. Weather was mostly severe clear. Friday we moved from the Isabel Airstrip to Waters Edge Cotteges http://www.alaska-highway.org/delta/wat ... -cottages/ on the south end of Summit Lake and met up with our crew.

More pictures here: http://clearysummit.com/Summit%202010/pics.htm

Chuck