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World Tour - July 2005 |
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July 1, 2005 - I finally begin my journey up
the James W. Dalton Highway (accompanied by 3 other riders).
430 miles of dirt, gravel, mud, and asphalt surrounded by
some of Alaska's most impressive scenery. |
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Our group crossing the Artic Circle -
Thierry and Bob (Bretagne, France), Myself and Jeremiah
(Colorado).
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Working my way up the Dalton Highway. |
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The Alaska Pipeline follows alongside
the Dalton Highway for many miles. Most of it is
underground, but certain sections where the permafrost
is too thick was put topside.
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Atigun Pass - beautiful and very cold.
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The view from our campsite - 100 miles
North of Coldfoot, Alaska. That is snow on the
ground only a few hundred yards from our camp - July 2,
2005.
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Getting ready to 'bunk down' for the
evening at our camp.
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Bob working on his Honda, Africa Twin
with the ultimate motorcycle repair tool - an axe! Hey,
in the field sometimes you have to improvise.
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Lots and lots of Caribou outside of
Deadhorse, Alaska.
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Standing outside of the Prudhoe Bay
Post Office in Deadhorse, Alaska. Only a few more
miles and I will be standing in the Beaufort Sea in the
Artic Ocean.
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July 2, 2005 - Finally, as far north
as a motorcycle can go, the Beaufort Sea. If you
look really close over my left shoulder you can see the
North Pole only 1200 miles away.
Yes, that is ice I am standing on, and yes it was very cold. |
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July 3, 2005 - starting back to
Fairbanks, Alaska.
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July 3, 2005 - headed south on the
Dalton Highway.
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July 3, 2005 - headed south on the
Dalton Highway.
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July 3, 2005 - headed south on the Dalton Highway. |
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July 3, 2005 - headed south on the
Dalton Highway, crossing the Atigun Pass. The
temperature dropped and we got some snow on the pass.
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Thierry, Bob, and Jeremiah help frame
this picture of the mountains surrounding the Dalton
Highway.
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July 3, 2005 - headed south on the Dalton Highway.
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July 3, 2005 - a very dirty motorcycle headed south on the Dalton Highway. |
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July 3, 2005 - headed south on the Dalton Highway. |
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July 3, 2005 - headed south on the Dalton Highway. |
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July 3, 2005 - Wildfire season in Alaska. The have a 'natural burn' policy in Alaska. If the fire was started by nature and it is not effecting anyones home or property, they let it burn. |
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July 3, 2005 - our visibility on sections of the Dalton Highway that were burning. |
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Once you get past the miles and miles
of smoke you are treated to more fantastic views.
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