Video Blog: Top 10 Stops on Alaska’s Dalton Highway
On the road from Fairbanks to Deadhorse there are many amazing stops and drives and vistas along the Dalton Highway. This video highlights the top 10 with a few bonus stops at the end.
Top 10 Things to Do on the Dalton Highway
On the road from Fairbanks to Deadhorse there are many amazing stops and drives and vistas along the Dalton Highway. Here are the top 10 with a few bonus stops at the end. Fairbanks If you’re a fan of Ice Road Truckers, start out at the Carlile Transportation truck yard (like I did) and make…
Top 10 Things to Do in Alaska – not on a cruise
Alaska is huge, amazing and best seen and experienced not on a cruise. Here are the best things to do in the Summer from amazing national parks to world class fishing (for both novice or expert) and flightseeing the Alaska Range to museums of Alaskan culture and arts. Kenai Fjords National Park At the edge…
3,000 Mile Alaska Road Trip
During my Alaska trip, I drove more than 3,000 miles, with more than half of that on dirt, gravel or rock roads. Even got stuck and had to self-recovery the truck out of a jam (see photo at end of post). I literally beat crap out of my 4×4 rental. Here are the major highways…
Crossing the Yukon River
At 3,190 km (1,980 mi)the Yukon is the longest river in Alaska. It was one of the principal means of transportation during the Klondike Gold Rush. It’s also the biggest river to cross along the Dalton Highway. Crossing the Yukon River Bridge The bridge has a length of 2,295 feet (700 m) and 30 feet (9.1 m). wide. It is…
The Lovely Little Town of Wiseman, Ak
Wiseman, about 75 miles north of the Arctic Circle and a few miles off the Dalton, was founded in the early 1900s as a gold mining town and there are remnants of its mining and frontier past throughout the town. I spent three days here for the arctic adventures during the Summer Solstice. Boreal Lodge:…
Dalton Highway: Part 4 Atigun Pass
Atigun Pass is the most dangerous part of what has been called the most dangerous highway. Atigun Pass (68° 7′ N, 149° 28′ W), is a high mountain pass across the Brooks Range and It’s where the Dalton Highway crosses the Continental Divide. This road is featured prominently in Ice Road Truckers as one of the most dangerous passes…
Dalton Highway: Part 3 Coldfoot to North Slope
This post will focus on the part of the Dalton Highway north of Coldfoot, pass the Atigun Pass and onto the North Slope. Coldfoot to Atigun Pass Leaving Coldfoot after a breakfast buffet, I headed north, with no final destination in mind, other than the lodge at Wiseman, where I will be spending the next…
Dalton Highway: Part 2 Coldfoot Camp
Coldfoot Camp North of the Arctic Circle sits Coldfoot Camp, a glorified truck stop half way up the Dalton, a six hour drive or so from Fairbanks. It’s not much, but what it is, is a welcome respite from the road. I stayed here one night in spartan surroundings and then two more nights in…
Driving The Dalton Highway: Part 1 North Bound
As I was heading up the Dalton Highway (The haul Road) It only seemed right to start this leg of the journey at Carlile Transportation, the trucking company from Ice Road Truckers. Fairbanks to Coldfoot Starting off early Sunday morning, Carlile was closed, so I didn’t get to meet any one there. Once I took…