Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada) to Deadhorse aka Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (United States) (finished!!!)

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July 30th 2007

Published: September 14th 2007

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.... Read Full Entry

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Tim Malloch

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I cycled from, Ushuaia, the most southern point in Argentina to, Deadhorse, the most northern point in Alaska, United States. It was amazing. Took me just over 18 months. During this trip I have made 23 entries into my travel journal on this blog. I also have a website pushonnorth.com which has maps of my route on it. If you have any questions or comments about cycle touring in Latin America why not send me an email, or even better, use the cycle touring travelblog forum that has been set up on travelblog? Have also been trying to raise money for Medecins Sans Frontieres. I raised 8,5... full info

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Finger Mountain

Nice police lady on Dalton Highway

This nice police officer gave us some yoghurts and apricots just before we reached the Arctic Circle.

Arctic Circle

Truckers' table Coldfoot, Dalton Highway

True love in Coldfoot

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.

Almost there

Deadhorse just 4 miles away now.

Just starting

On the outskirts of Deadhorse we meet Ritchie from southern Oregon. He is just about to set off for Argentina. Good luck.

Just finished

Push on

What next?

Lying on my bed letting the fact that I have finished sink in.

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 coldfoor Pilsners.

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 Quartz Road tel (867)668 7599.

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