dalton highway

This is a photo of the speed limit sign on the Dalton Highway. It's not too remarkable, until you notice the yellow "miles" sign under the speed limit sign.

Here's a photo of me driving on the Dalton Highway in Alaska, on the way to Deadhorse and Prudhoe Bay. As you can see, there's not much traffic on the Dalton Highway.

If you leave Fairbanks, Alaska and drive north on the Dalton Highway, if you're lucky you'll see the sign on the road that points you to the spot where you'll find this Arctic Circle sign. (It's easy to miss that sign, and the next time I drive up there I'll try to note that mileage or any other road markers, so you won't have to miss it.)

A photo of my very dirty car on the Dalton Highway in Alaska. This was taken at the one and only gas station in Coldfoot.

Here's a view of the Dalton Highway road conditions. This was in mid-August, 2007.

A photo of a rainbow down in a valley while driving on the Dalton Highway in Alaska.

Here's a very typical view of the pipeline that runs along the Dalton Highway. This picture was taken in mid-August, 2007. Not too cold by day, but Deadhorse was below freezing the following morning.

Here's a picture of the main entrance to the Caribou Inn in Deadhorse / Prudhoe Bay. It's basically a tin/metal building. The rooms are separated by thin walls, and it was the dirtiest hotel I've stayed at in a very long time, with stains on the carpeting and the lumpiest "bed" I've ever slept on. But by the time I got there I was just glad to have a place to stay.

Here's a picture of my RAV-4, driving the Dalton Highway on the way up to Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay). If you're going to take your own vehicle, you need to be prepared.