Fri. 5/25/2012:
I'm headed north! The plan is to drive the Dalton Highway (AKA the "Haul
Road") past the Arctic Circle and all the way to the end of the road
in Deadhorse (Prudhoe Bay). I've just started out late today so I'm just
a little way up the Parks Hwy. I'm in no hurry, just wanting to see the
sights all along the way. I'm especially looking for some of the early tundra
flowers up north. Angel and Luna are with me, and both seem to be enjoying
the trip so far. I take Luna for frequent walks and the cat likes to hop
out and play around sometimes, too. The van has everything we need for about
two weeks. We are all ready for an adventure. :-)
odometer: 00 (home) to 165.9 (Parks Hwy milepost157)
Sat. 5/26:
Now I'm on the Dalton Highway (AKA the "haul road"). I stopped
in Fairbanks for a salad, but couldn't get the wifi to work there, so I
just pressed on northward. First, you take the Steese Hwy for just a few
miles, then pick up the Elliott for about 80 miles before finally reaching
the beginning of the Dalton. We're camped at a pulloff at milepost 32 of
the Dalton. At this first campsite on the Dalton, I found some little Northern Jasmine in bloom, so that bodes well. Cloudy
with intermittent showers all day.
odometer: 165.9 - 500.1
Thumbnails have larger versions linked if you click on them.
Minto Flats, along Parks Hwy
Scene near Denali, Parks Hwy
Alaska Range, Parks Hwy, (Denali wasn't visible.)
Tuckered pup, naps in the van.
Just starting out on the Dalton, mi. 9
Tiny blossoms, Northern Jasmine, mi.32
