The October 2001 issue of The Milepost contained an article by Bill Lancaster describing his tour with family and friends to Alaska in the summer of 1998. This article is published here for the benefit of those MATC members going on the Alaska 2007 Tour.
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Most of the MATC members going to Alaska in 2007 will not encounter the all the road hazards that Bill had to put up with, so the precautions which he outlined may not be necessary. However, even though the standard tour will be confined principally to hard surfaced roads, the Alaskan tourist must remember that summer time is the only time the Alaskans can work on their roads, so rocky, dusty construction sites must be expected.
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Bill Lancaster was always seeking challenges for himself and his little blue coupe, whether it be the highest mountain, the lowest valley, the most northern or southern point, he was keen for the challenge. At the time the article was published he met life’s greatest challenge and was stricken with a fatal case of brain cancer. Not long thereafter, this good man died. We are certain that our Alaskan Tourists who read this piece by Bill will give him some though as they drive the roads of Alaska in the summer of 2007.
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