Dalton Highway

I'm finally getting around to posting a few pictures from the trip up the Dalton Highway to Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay).

This first picture is of the crazy sky in Fairbanks the morning of the drive. I shot this picture in front of the Wal-Mart at around 8:30 a.m. I stopped there to get water, food, gas tanks, and a tire-repair kit.

Wow, the trip over the Dalton Highway to Deadhorse covered a lot of ground in a very short time, and I won't do it again like that. There were some great views, but it was a steep price.

I essentially started the trip in Fairbanks at around 9am. Fairbanks is a cute little college town, population 29K. The layout of the town reminded me of College Station, TX, home of Texas A&M, where I graduated.

I've done my research, and I'll be heading up the Dalton Highway to Deadhorse, Prudhoe Bay, and the Arctic Ocean as soon as I can. I'm told that I'll need spare tires, and in one stretch there are no services of any kind for 240 miles, so I may need to carry a few extra tanks of gas to be cautious. I know there's not much to see when I get to the top, but I just want to take in the drive.