Arctic Ocean Trek

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June 22nd 2011

Published: June 23rd 2011

Visited the Prudhoe Bay oilfields at the Arctic coast. After a nice walk on the "beach" and a dip in the Arctic Ocean (Beaufort Sea), we stayed overnight in Deadhorse at the oilfield's seismic workers' camp, then drove 2 days back down to Fairbanks along the Dalton Highway (800 km of dirt and gravel - nice!). By the way, plumbing facilities are scarce north of Fairbanks!... Read Full Entry

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Ice Road Trucker

Same road, but no ice in June!

Arctic Dweller Cabin

Solar Panelled Roof. Sheep Skull Siding

Cabin Interior

Dall Sheep Trophies.

My Great Grandfather's House

Check out the name on the cabin!

Coldfoot Hotel

Shacking up in Coldfoot

Southbound from Coldfoot

The only 25km of new pavement on the 800km highway.

Southbound through the Brooks Range

Brooks Range

Motoring South down the Dalton

Cross Traffic

South Arctic Terrain

About 90 miles north of the Arctic Circle

Finger Mountain

Crossing over the Arctic Circle

These dudes road here from Erie PA

Yukon River

Friendly Neighbours

Alaskan sentiment on the proposed route of the planned new natural gas pipeline

23rd June 2011

Darren
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Should have read the fine print
Good thing you didn't show Karen these pictures beforehand... you would have been flyin' solo pal

23rd June 2011

Darren
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Who knew
So that's what happened to Jimmy Hoffa

23rd June 2011

Darren
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It's a long ride, pardner
I bet these guys were 17 when they left home

23rd June 2011

Darren
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Drill baby drill
It's apparently the god given right of every Alaskan to screw up the environment so they can have the cash to buy a new snow machine

23rd June 2011

Darren
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I'm ready for my close-up
I can tell by you're gritted teeth and balled-up hands that you're about to go into hypothermic shock

23rd June 2011

Darren
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Sign of the times
If the sign at the entrance to the town where you live has cartoon pi'ture of a dead animal or a truck... You might be a redneck

23rd June 2011

Darren
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Room with a view... of chemical waste
Who'da thunk y'all didn't need to call ahead to reserve a trailer

23rd June 2011

Darren
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Priceless
No words to describe it... I gotta hand it to you Slim. You somehow knew it was worth the trek to Alaska

23rd June 2011

Darren
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The good old days
Vuht... it looks like Pontipool.

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