| Location: | Anchorage, Alaska |
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Excited riders are arriving in Anchorage. All bikes have been cleared and are waiting at the hotel and other than a flat battery, they are in great condition. Before leaving Anchorage, thanks to the AMGA, riders will head up to the gun range and blast off machine guns, AK47s and M16s, to name but a few, and local motorcyclists, Team Pterodactyl, who have participated in the start of the Trans Americas since its inception in 2005, are welcoming us to Anchorage with a wild salmon BBQ and pitchers of Alaskan Amber.
The first week on the trip is one of the hardest, with long days and the infamous Haul Road (Dalton Highway) ahead to Prudhoe Bay. It's not a road to be taken lightly, every year, many riders struggle to make it to the furthest point north without a slip. At Prudhoe Bay, we'll watch the midnight sun, take a skinny dip in the Arctic Ocean, before turning south for 19 weeks and 22,000 miles of adventure. Spirits are high - many riders booked to do the trip two years ago and they find it hard to believe that finally they are in Anchorage, at the start line. For GlobeBusters, this is the biggest expedition yet and for the third time, Kevin Sanders will lead a group of riders on this epic journey. "Alaska is one of the last frontiers of adventure motorcycling and riding up to Prudhoe Bay is the only true way to say that you've ridden the Trans Americas. For our riders, reaching Prudhoe Bay is their first big goal. . . and it's my job to prepare them so that the very best chance of getting there!"
GlobeBusters is the only overland adventure company to have successfully led riders on the Trans Americas route and as Sanders says, "it gives us a wealth of accumulated knowledge and expertise to ensure that riders get the very best experience"
