We have now been the farthest north that we will ever be. Rather than drive the rough Dalton Highway in our own vehicles, we choose the do a guided tour. We had a very well spoken, personable, and knowledgeable young man as our driver/guide. It was about 180 miles one way to the southern edge of the Arctic Circle on the Dalton Highway. It is paved about half of that way and the rest was dirt/gravel quite rough and many pot holes. The eight of us were the only passengers in the van so made it more enjoyable.
We made several stops along the way. One of them was at the mighty Yukon River. It is a wide river with a very strong current. In fact, sometimes it actually has waves so high small boats can not navigate on it. We stopped at a couple of interesting places for breakfast and lunch. As you can imagine, there isn't many businesses along the way. When we reached our destination, there wasn't much there but the sign, picnic tables, and bathroom facilities but we knew that because it had been researched. While there, we celebrated Dee's birthday with cupcakes and singing Happy Birthday.
The van we rode in to the Arctic Circle
Moose and calf (can barely see its ears) we saw along the way
The beginning of the Dalton Highway
Bridge over the Yukon River
Dalton Highway pretty much parallels the pipeline
A stop at finger mountain
We made it. Below: All eight of us.
It was a long day but we all agreed that we are glad we did it.
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