Arctic Ocean Trek

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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!

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Photos

Flying to Prudhoe Bay
Roger, Roger. What's your vector Victor?

Prudhoe Bay Oilfield
Start of the Alaska Pipeline

Spring Thaw on the Tundra
Melted ice rivers over the permafrost core

Feet Dip in the Arctic
Friggin' Cold Dude

Frolicking on the Frozen Arctic surface
Who are these people?

Evidence of Life
Flora on the Arctic beachfront

Deadhorse Work Camp
Accommodations for the night

South View from Deadhorse
Dalton Highway Southbound

Caribou
Grazing on the tundra

Alaska Pipeline
800 miles of pipe. These workers laid more pipe than the Wabasha Plumbing Company!

Comments

[Darren]

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

[Darren]

Who knew
So that's what happened to Jimmy Hoffa

[Darren]

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

[Darren]

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

[Darren]

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

[Darren]

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

[Darren]

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

[Darren]

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

[Darren]

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