IDareToHope

I bought a new fourwheeler this year. And I have zero regrets. Mattie (short for Matanuska) arrived in mid-June after an unbearably long wait. And it’s been so lovely to have wheels and power and feel the wind once again in my hair.

I didn’t know you had to *break in* an ATV and am thankful for friends who gave me a heads up before I put some unnecessary wear and tear on the new baby.
A friend and I took her up Anvil Mountain and Windmill hill after putting about 80miles on Mattie in June. Was great fun to try her out on some trails instead of roads. My previous ATVs have not had powered steering and I had no idea what I was missing. Now I’m well informed. #Spoiled.

We visited the White Alices, just to say we summited the hill.

We rode down the backside of Anvil MOuntian and bushwacked for a minute as we couldn’t find the OG trail. We akwardly drove right past the Alaska Gold and Resort site and tried not to look too “intruder-ly.”

When we got back to town, I stopped by the Nome Beltz Middle High School (NBMHS🙄) for some muskox viewing. They were chilling on the warm sunny day and had been napping in the parking lot. Photos are very cropped. I don’t have a telephoto lens and wasn’t about to tick these prehistoric goats off.

I wasn’t quite ready to stop riding. So I toodled out to the mouth of the Nome River. It was such a stunning day and was fun to see others out for a ride as well. 🙂