Jesse Abandons Rudi For Pizza! Is Trip Over?
Rudi’s odd habit of avoiding eating in restaurants, fast or slow, does not sit well with Jesse, who at 27, has a more powerful appetite. Jesse lets Rudi know this on Day Two, when Rudi offers yet another meal of Ramen noodles and canned tuna for dinner, washed down with stale water. Jesse mounts his KLR and heads for Banff muttering darkly.
Jesse Leaves Rudi, High & Dry
Rudi watches for bears and enjoys cheap noodles for several hours. He begins thinking he may have lost his companion before the trip even begins. Over noodles? He envisions Jesse coming back, packing up, and heading home to Angel, and even Rudi wouldn’t blame him. Oh Woe!
The putter of the KLR breaks into Rudi’s depression and shortly a laughing Jesse tells of buying pizza, getting lost, seeing two bull elk in a field, getting lost again, and taking photographs of beautiful Two Jack Lake at sunset. Getting lost and having fun being lost? He even saved a slice of pizza for Rudi.
The Rebel Becomes Rudi J
Is Jesse turning into a Rudi Junior? Is Rudi G going to be joined by Rudi J? Hot damn! Oh Woe!
Flash! Update! Boys found in Ross River July 4th
Jesse and I are at Ross River in the Yukon where we spent the night in the only hotel in town (pop. 313). Have a slow wifi here and putting up some posts but not all as it’s almost 10 a.m. and we have miles to ride to get to Chicken today, or Dawson City.
The Dusty/Muddy Boys on Route 4, "Rough" Says the Guidebook, "Fun" Say the Boys
Easier going than yesterday which saw 225 miles of rough dirt and mud and gravel from Watson’s Lake. Only locals and miners use Route 4 up here, First Nation aboriginals mostly. In fact two Lower Post tribesmen tried to talk us out of coming up the road, saying it was way too rough for us. But no! So we got here. Over 245 miles with no gas etc. I was coasting down every hill from mile 0 to mile 245 to stretch the tank. Then the gas station here was closed! So we spent the night.
Off again on 120 miles of dirt to Carmacks and then Dawson city and maybe Chicken.
Update Completed: Back to Regular Programming Maybe in Two Days.
Adios
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Bebe Jo
July 6, 2010
Hey there — Jesse has always had the need for real food, so DAD, wise UP!! and OMG !!! I forgot to send Jesse cookies for the trip.