Editor's note: This is the ninth installment of columnist's Dan Wegmueller's series on his recent motorcycle trip to Alaska.Well, as I always say, this is what I love the most about writing this series. The other day I received a letter in the mail, from a Monroe resident who felt a particular closeness to my last article. In my last article, I mentioned the beauty of Prince William Sound, the "freshness" of the glaciers, and the sheer isolation of Whittier.