Welcome to Alaska

Have seen many photographs over the past 18 months of exhausted but very happy looking cyclists standing next to this "Welcome to Alaska". Now it is my turn. Reach the sign at midnight, it is still light, take a few photographs, then Alain and I pedal a few hundred metres up the hill to invade the US one final time. Push on.

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

Britain's American colonies broke with the mother country in 1776 and were recognized as the new nation of the United States of America following the Treaty of Paris in 1783. During the 19th and 20th centuries, 37 new states were added to the origina... ... read more

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