Home
ABOUT US

Start Here
FORUM
Bulletin Board
TEAM AKMC
Members and Rides
CALENDAR
Event Schedule
MIATA FREAK
Plates and Toys
AK or BUST
Tour Alaska
REST in PEACE
Lost Souls
LINKS
Special Thanks
CONTACT US
Anchorage Rep
Palmer Rep
Fairbanks Rep
Juneau Rep

Click for Anchorage, Alaska Forecast
Click for Fairbanks, Alaska Forecast
Click for Juneau, Alaska Forecast

Hope Runs

"Hope City" was a mining camp for Resurrection Creek, established in 1896. The Hope post office began operating in 1897. Portions of the town were destroyed in the 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. It is located south on the other side of the arm 88 miles from Anchorage. The road is smooth and perfect for a quick day trip with lunch at Tito's Discovery Cafe.

May 28, 2005:  1st Hope Run

Well, the weather didn't help any but the AKMC would not be stopped because of a little rain.  It was a quick trip to Hope with a destination to Tito's Cafe.  Members who showed up at Barnes & Nobles included John and Kristi in KOOPA, Chief in CHIEF, Marilyn in KAZOOM (who had new shoes), Jeff in his Bimmer, and Mike in JENNY.  Thanks to Kristi for taking this picture.  There were some nice moments to include driving in the rain with the wipers on full, passing RV's at 80 MPH, and dodging pot holes at Hope.  There was traffic going down with many people enjoying the Memorial weekend.  Tito's Cafe was nice with a reserved table just for the AKMC.  And the pie was mmmm good!  It looks like the Hope run will be added to the season schedule.  Topics of discussion included how to get maximum participation of Miatas to beat the 9 Miata record still standing.

June 10, 2007: A Hopeful Reminder


KAZOOM, SAKURA, OZINGA, Marilyn, Mike, and Tony (Meera taking photo) 

There are times that remind me, that THIS is all worth it.  More than six months of winter and then, one glorious day, just for us!  June 7th was one of those AKMC days to remember.  Tony showed up at Barnes & Nobles with the news of road construction towards Sheep Mountain Lodge.  Marilyn and Meera showed up with plan B.  Which was a south run to Hope.

The last run to Hope was with John and Chief.  It was sprinkling and I didn't recall it like this.  Even the bridges from Girdwood were redone and totally smooth.  If it wasn't for the bike race on the road to Hope we could have been a tad bit spirited.

We had lunch at Tito's Discovery Cafe and met Eve.  We hope you will join us in future events.  After lunch we stopped by Hope by the water and had a beer.  Thanks to Meera and Marilyn for the photos.  Thanks to Tony for sharing the day with us.