February 04, 2005
The team poses at the Arctic Circle. Latitude 66* 33’(Left to Right, standing: Mark, Luke, Adam, Nick, Ken; Left to Right kneeling: Todd, Nancy)
A vehicle is flanked by Dr. Seuss-like trees as it heads north toward Prudhoe Bay.
Photos by Nancy Olson
| Logbook for Feb. 4th, Day 462. | ||
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Start: Fairbanks, Alaska Time: 8:18 p.m. N: 64* 49.987 W: 147* 42.931 |
Finish: Deadhorse, Alaska Time: 12:30 a.m. N: 70* 12.025 W: 148* 27.463 | Mileage: 505 |
| Notes: It was -45F when we left Fairbanks this morning to head north toward Prudhoe Bay. Today was a very long driving day that included icy/snowy roads and spectacular scenery. A few highlights to share. First, I want to mention that we saw our 11th moose today, our first caribou and our first Alaskan fox. And it gets better. We also crossed above the Arctic Circle, located at Latitude 66* 33’ to reach a winter wonderland complete with snow-covered pines that look like Dr. Seuss trees. The last place we saw trees like this was in Ust-Nera in Siberia. It’s like Mother Nature started a competition among the trees to see how much snow they can carry.) Oh, and we fueled up at the northernmost truck stop in the world (or maybe in America; I’m not sure), in a teensy “town” called Coldfoot. But the greatest news is that we made it all the way to Deadhorse, which is just 10 miles south of Prudhoe Bay. Tomorrow, we will try and get permission to drive the last ten miles to Prudhoe Bay. We’re told the area is restricted since it’s all private land, owned by the oil companies. It’ll be tough, but we think we can do it. Now, it’s time to bid you all good night, for we are completely bushed from the drive today. Thanks for checking in. We’ll post again soon! (N.O.) | ||
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