Alaska Summer 2023

[Sir Henry]

No sunset in the next 7 days. I think the next one will be around July 23rd.

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[markiver54]

That would really take me some time to get used to.

[Hatchdog]

18” walls. Makes sense I guess. I’ve used those mileposts books before and they are great. Didn’t know they were still in production. I looked around a dozen years ago or so and couldn’t find one.

[Sir Henry]

18” walls. Makes sense I guess. I’ve used those mileposts books before and they are great. Didn’t know they were still in production. I looked around a dozen years ago or so and couldn’t find one.

Try Amazon. I bought mine here at Wally World. Have you driven the Dalton? I leave in about two hours.

[Sir Henry]

That would really take me some time to get used to.

I’m still in Fairbanks where the sun does go down for about three hours. Even though it goes down it’s just below the horizon and it doesn’t get very dark. Most people don’t use their headlights yet. I leave for the Dalton Hwy in about two hours.

[Sir Henry]

The journey begins. After 77 miles of AK2 north we begin the Dalton on AK11 milepost 0.

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Lots of road construction and better roads in the beginning. More traffic too. The further north the less traffic as less are going all the way to Deadhorse.

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The pipeline follows the road and can be seen in most places. Here is a view at Pump Sation No 5 after crossing the Yukon River.

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A typical section of the 42” above ground pipeline.

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I finally made it to the Arctic Circle.

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Further north it begins to get cooler.

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Near the end of the Spruce at mile post 235 just short of Antiguan Pass.

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First beer inside the Artic Circle at Galbraith Lake MP 275.

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In the morning we will have 140 miles to go to reach Deadhorse at Prudhoe Bay and the Artic Ocean.

[markiver54]

Thanks for sharing your journey Gene. I find it very interesting as It's very unlikely that I will ever see it for myself.

[Hatchdog]

18” walls. Makes sense I guess. I’ve used those mileposts books before and they are great. Didn’t know they were still in production. I looked around a dozen years ago or so and couldn’t find one.

Try Amazon. I bought mine here at Wally World. Have you driven the Dalton? I leave in about two hours.

No, I’ve never had the pleasure to visit Alaska. I have used the book here locally touring Washington State.

Great pictures and as Mark said, thanks for taking us along.

[RetiredSeabee]

That Alaskan Amber is a very good beer. It has been 9 years since Love of my Life and I spent time in Alaska. It was a land and sea cruise. I have wanted to go back and travel like you are on this trip. I really enjoy taking this virtual trip with you.
Thanks for taking us along.

[Sir Henry]

Thanks all for your comments. I’ve wanted to do this for 40 years. We spent the night here and I took this picture right after midnight.

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The end of the Dalton at Deadhorse near Prudhoe Bay.

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Fuel is very expensive.

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See what I mean!

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The only way to see the oil fields and get to the ocean is to pay for a tour. Here we stop so everyone can take a picture. The animals wander freely and have the right of way.

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Drilling equipment inside the oil fields.

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Oil field number one is running at 20% of what it produced in the 70’s and 80’s.

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This driftwood came from 150 miles away as there are no trees on the North Slope.

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The main pipeline is collected from many smaller lines from each well.

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I joined the Polar Bear Club and swam in the Artic Ocean.

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