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Dalton Highway

The Dalton Highway is one of the toughest roads that I have ridden on my trip. Built in 5 months in 1974 to service the pipeline that snakes alongside it. Not very high at all in terms of altitude but it goes up an down up and down for about three hundred miles before mellowing out a bit before the Atigun pass. Nice gravel roads though and brilliant weather. Quite a few trucks but not too many and they slow down for cyclists which was much appreciated.
Whitehorse, Yukon (Canada) to Deadhorse aka Prudhoe Bay, Alaska (United States) (finished!!!)

July 30th 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 more
North America » United States » Alaska » Prudhoe Bay

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