Similar story... one of my AlCan trips several years ago sometime in march, i think. Making good time, passing the semis on the twisty bits of northern alaska, looking down and thinking "probably a good time to get some gas". Unfortunately, gas stations are both far apart and seasonal. This can be frustrating because you will be passing a closed gas stop that has a sign taunting you "43 more miles until the next chance for gas!!". Rinse and repeat. Needle keeps dropping, and the speed keeps slowing to conserve whatever fuel i have left. The same semis that i passed an hour ago are now wondering why i am only going 20mph in 2nd gear up that hill and shutting off the engine coasting down the other side...

All is well that ends well. Got gas, and i still made the trip to anchorage in just a couple days.

-Damon

--- Tim Demarest <tim.demarest@POBOX.COM> wrote:

> Flashback to early evening on back-roads along the > northern shore of Lake > Huron... one eye peeled for moose, one eye peeled > for gas stations... both > making frequent glances at the gas gauge (dropping) > and trip odometer > (climbing)... Found a gas station with fumes to > spare, and didn't hit a > single moose! YMMV.

===== '84 Westy (Sparky) w/2.3L WBX Vancouver, BC

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