Hess Creek on the Dalton Highway
Hess Creek
Hess Creek
The Dalton Highway - Gateway to the Arctic
The Alaska Pipeline
The pipeline stretches from Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean to Valdez on Prince William Sound
Bridge over the Yukon River - Dalton Highway
Truck stop on the Yukon River - Dalton Highway
Five Mile Camp on the Dalton Highway - I stayed in a trailer there for a couple of days
Foraging for food. I ate fresh blueberries and cranberries I picked along the Dalton Highway - and I don't even like cranberries
Finger Rock - a 'tor' - rocks pushed up by the constant freezing and thawing of the soil - Dalton Highway
Road to nowhere - It was a photo such as this that inspired me to embark on this arduous journey. If you have to ask, you'd never understand
Apparently this moose wasn't expecting me to be in this neck of the tundra
An imaginary landmark - nevertheless, the Arctic Circle commands a display and tourist photo op
Though not much more that a truck stop, Coldfoot warrents a prominant spot on the Alaska map, as a lone oasis in what amounts to a desolate frozen desert
That little black spot in the center is a Grizzly Bear...
...it seemed much closer at the time...
...all alone in this spot north of Coldfoot, I was glad to see it leave
The northernmost tree on the Dalton Highway - the permanantly frozen ground won't allow roots to
From the Atigun Pass, looking south
Atigun Pass
Three hours to climb a mile - to make it to the top of the Atigun Pass
It was very cold for this Floridian - Atigun Pass
My first snow experience - and I had to go almost to the Arctic Ocean to do it
Almost there - the last pump station on the Dalton Highway
The way back to Fairbanks
Mike the hunter - drove me back to Fairbanks
Enjoying the comfort of my tent - Fairbanks
Awaiting the flight home in Fairbanks
My bike in a box, ready to be mailed home - I would get there first
I taste of what I missed at the Fairbanks Airport
This is a Polar Bear, by the way
