North to the Arctic on the Dalton - 2

North to the Arctic on the Dalton - 2

100 days on the road today. We were on the road by 0615 on the final leg of our journey to Deadhorse. A hazy sun was just peeking over the nearby mountains. We had made reservations on the Arctic Ocean Shuttle for a Prudhoe Bay tour at 3:30pm and still had ~140 miles to go. We’d heard there were construction delays along the road and wanted to insure we arrived in Deadhorse in plenty of time.

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North to the Arctic on the Dalton Highway

North to the Arctic on the Dalton Highway

We pondered our next destination. South wasn’t an option; we’d just come from there. After driving 1000 miles on the gravel, pot-holed Dempster Highway, we”d decided that was enough of gravel roads. And east meant we were starting the return trip home.

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