Tag: Yukon River
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Dalton Highway, Part III
As we drove north for 500 miles we saw dramatic changes in scenery. The White Mountains were not all that impressive from the Elliot and Dalton Highways. As we drove further, the geography became more interesting to me. The Yukon River is nearly 2000 miles long, crossing all of Alaska and going well into Canada. …
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Dalton Highway, Part II
Everyone we met said the same thing about the Dalton, “take your time”. I would say we planned 5 days and they would relax a bit. We only needed to average 200 miles a day. Surely that would leave loads of time for fishing and exploring. Actually it was barely adequate. There was a lot…
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Dalton Highway, Part I
We had 4 wonderful (and tiring) days on the Dalton Highway. We drove well north of the Arctic Circle on a quest to see wild Musk Ox. Our trip deserves at least 3 posts, one on the animals, one on the mountains and geography, and one on time, distance, and sunlight. As expected, we didn’t…
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Steese Highway II, Circle May 13, 2023
We left Eagle Summit mid-morning Saturday and slowly drove the remaining 55 miles to the end of the road at the Yukon River in Circle, Alaska. We were in the village about an hour before I realized that the significant river pictured above was just a small meandering arm of the Yukon River. What I…
Me & C 