 Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada) to Deadhorse aka Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (United States) (finished!!!): Photos 21 to 37 |
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Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada) to Deadhorse aka Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (United States) (finished!!!): Photos 21 to 37
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July 30th 2007 by pushonnorth
Finished a couple of days ago. Feels good. Got into Deadhorse, Alaska on 26 July just before lunchtime. You can't ride or drive any further north than Deadhorse. Access to the Arctic Ocean is restricted to private commercial tours which cost 38USD to go and look at an unappealing bit of water with oilfield debris floating around in it. After over 18 months on the road I have nowhere left to push.
Last few weeks of riding have had amazing weather and long long days of Arctic summer sunshine. Camped every night until Deadhorse before checking into the Prudhoe Bay Hotel. Hopefully photos will give you some idea of fantastic scenery. Purple Fireweed in bloom around Finger Mountain was particularly spectacular.
Travel writers go to great lengths to describe how ugly Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay is. This is not really fair as it is not really a town that is trying to be a honeymoon destination but an oilfield with a few hotels. Despite the no alcohol policy the Prudhoe Bay Hotel is not a bad place to end a long bike trip. The 24 hour restuarant is amazingly good value as all meals are included in the price of the
Full Text Entry: Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada) to Deadhorse aka Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (United States) (finished!!!)
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Nice police lady on Dalton Highway
This nice police officer gave us some yoghurts and apricots just before we reached the Arctic Circle.
Alain makes a new friend
Andy is a biker from Chicago who mysteriously lost his wife somewhere on the Dalton Highway. What is he laughing at...?
Isolated lunch spot on the North Slope
Just crossed the Continental Divide for the last time and scramble off the road to get out of the wind. In other words just the sort of remote place you would expect to find...
Swiss people, Susanna, Alain and Peter
...Swiss people. Susanna and Peter have been driving their van around the Americas for the last 18 months we met them several times on the Dalton highway.
Lunch stop at Happy Valley Camp
Getting near the end now. All normal sense of time is now shot to bits. We arrive at what feels like an early lunchtime at Happy Valley Camp it is in fact 5pm.
Just starting
On the outskirts of Deadhorse we meet Ritchie from southern Oregon. He is just about to set off for Argentina. Good luck.
Typical scene in Prudhoe Bay
This shot is fairly typical Deadhorse scenery. Lots of heavy industrial kit lying around.
Prudhoe Bay Hotel
No booze in this hotel. Zero alcohol policy in place presumably to prevent extremely large oilfield workers belting each other senseless. Had to wait unitl Coldfoot to enjoy a couple of Silver Gulch c... [more]
Jonah
Jonah is the mechanic who works at icyclesport in Whitehorse. He checked out my bike for the final stretch and sorted Alain out with a new wheel. Jonah Clark fixxieking@hotmail.com Icyclesport 9002 Qu... [more]
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