North, to ..? Hello folks, Raeann here. Scott’s turned the blog over to me for an entry or two. We left Denali the morning of June 20, Arctic Circle Bound—to be in the land where the sun never sets, above 67 degrees North on the Summer Solstice. Moving north, skirting Fairbanks on the Elliot Highway, we were fearless and full of cheer. A few hours later we came to the fork in the road. The way to the right was the Dalton Highway, set to bring us 115.5 miles later, to the Arctic Circle. We made the turn. The paved road stopped, replaced by black cinder rocks, shriveled apple size like the stones that pave the path to hell. A cloud passed in front of the sun and a cold drizzle began to smack the windshield.
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