The Anatomy of a Long Motorcycle trip .....My recent trip to Alaska was such a trip, a long one. Having traveled across Canada Last year my appetite was ripe for more big travels. I had been invited to do Alaska by my old High school buddy, Doug. I apparently wore my other high school buddy, Arnold, out last year in Canada. He wanted no part of camping in the cold and rain. Go figure that. Actually, Doug invited me, but I took it more as a challenge. After all we chased the same girls way back when, and although I snapped the first bra, he beat me to 'the wild thing', and I have been behind ever since. so I wasn't going to get further behind by letting him go to Alaska without me. We made plans for at least 8 months. Bill Warner got wind of the trip, and wanted to see Alaska also, so he was in. The three of us planned in our own ways, and made some email contact. I was the real connection between Doug and Bill. Doug and I live near each other in San Diego, Ca, and B