Dalton Highway Day 1:
It takes time to pack for a journey like this. We realized that since James was going to be carrying a weapon, we needed a locked hard-shell case for it. Scrambling, we were able to purchase one at Walmart late that evening. I had spent the past six days on an Adventure Tour, whereas James spent the past two nights in Seward with the young adults backpacking. Since we both just finished a long stretch of work, we ended up packing until about midnight the night before the flight. Our son, happily drove us to the airlines. Alaska Airlines is amazing with luggage and allows our bikes as one of the free bags! When the clerk was going over the locked case, he showed us we needed two locks. The gun was totally accessible. However, for a mear $10, we purchased another lock, and we were good to go. Except...NO HELMETS. We quickly grabbed the phone to call Max, but he called us and told us he was returning to the airport with our helmets. Thankfully...