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2 Mavericks to Alaska-Ending and a new beginning What a great trip! Two Mavericks to Alaska successfully traveling cross country in five days from Minnesota to Alaska. Thank you to all who have been following. It motivated me. Regrettably this is the last entry for these Mavericks. The trip...

Mavericks Ultimate test It’s been interesting yesterday and today. The mavericks have been put to the max test's that are possible for an urban/cross country/freight hauler. In one day, in 10 hours every northern road condition I have ever experienced happened. Bright sunshine, flat smooth...

The Great reset The visor is great. Both me and my son, in the other Maverick, thought the visor was perfectly positioned. Here is a shot right at sunset with the sun directly on the road. We could still drive with good visibility even though the sun was directly in our faces. The same view was...

If you don’t have a trailer license you get to meet new people. The paper permit is temporary. I got the opportunity to learn a lot about the guidance system on my new Lariat. We had just left developed towns behind heading for the longest, loneliest stretch of highway in southern Canada...

I forgot to mention what wonderful people Minnesotan's are. Just one example. I was shopping for some blankets to wrap the moose antlers. I can buy packing blankets in Fairbanks at the U-haul so I went there to see if they would sell me some. The nice clerk told me no but I could rent some. I...

From Alaskan- Cell coverage is poor. It's nice to use MacDonalds' and motel's internet. I did buy a paper map. When there is service I copy the route in maps to my home page on the phone with waypoints, then follow on the center screen. Works good! Then I can see and track even without cell...

Freight is a solar thermal panel ready for an installation ready for installation in Alaska. Interior Alaska gets more solar per square meter than the second most solarized country in the world, Germany. Because of shipping delays, we got to enjoy 4 more days in Minnesota. It also changed the...

Freight is delayed so that gave us time for more shopping and visiting. Scored on Late July sweet potato chips at Hyvee in Fairmont. Picked up some Ford parts in Fairmont for my F350 back in Alaska. They were using a Maverick for their parts truck Dean & JaneCaldwell of Amboy were perfect...

I got up extremely early today to get a couple aspirin. Got started writing and my headache went away. I can't remember the the last time I had a headache. It's been many years. Must have been the two Grain Belt beers I had a Jake's pizza in Fairmont, Minnesota. My wife loves that place and we...

I spent a lot of time looking for any topper that would fit. Called several topper dealers and manufacturers even Snugtop. I had resigned myself to a tonneau cover but Zac at Chuck Spaeth Ford found the topper from Ford when I gave him Fords accessory topper part number. It is part number Ford...

My Grandpa died after a good long farm life at 91. My Dad similiarlly at 90. Yesterday I met my uncle, Dads older brother, walking his daily walk on the farm next to ours. He is 91 now. I'm glad I got to talk to him because it cleared up how Grandpa ended up with our good farm. Over time...

I don't drink much beer but had to have a Hamms at the Legion in Sherburn Minnesota for their monthly steak & shrimp dinner. If you want o meet the small town crowd find the Legion & go to a montly get together. Very refreshing "From the Land of sky blue waters...Hamns the beer refreshing-Hamns...

Ford Dealer said Maverick has sync 3 system which is not wireless. Sync 4 system is wireless. From what I've heard Sync 4 is availble but Ford chose not to install. Its a hardware item not a software upgrade. I don't think its worth it pull the dash to install an upgrade. I'll stick with the...

Thanks for that on wireless. I did have to get a new phone to connect with Ford Pass.

We plan on going across South Dakota not North Dakota. When I was a lot younger I did get a lot more remote by taking a conoe trip across Lake Winnepeg up to Hudson Bay following the route of Hudson Bay fur traders. Took most of a summer. This trip is more benign.

We are looking right now. Planning to cross at Coutes Alberta, going through Montana. Since our partially vaccinated partner can't get across my wife might actually consider flying in to Great Falls Montana and replace him. He knows he's going to get left but seems happy to join the adventure...

Correction. The request for service bulletin started by the dealer was for instructions to connect android auto wirelessly. It works OK with cord but is supposed to work with bluetooth..

Today's the day we find out when we leave for Alaska with two Mavericks. Some freight from Ontario should be showing up at my Brother in laws gas piping company. If so we can hit the road. Got the first oil change on my Lariat yesterday (1000 miles). Learned the dance to get the cargo trailer...