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July 6th
Got back to Homer then drove the Sterling Highway east towards the Stewart Highway to Stewart. Day started sunny, changed to clouds and now light rain.
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July 6th
Spent the day and night in Seldovia at our great new friends Ken and Dolly at their cabin. Now taking the ferry back to the Pinto.
July 5th
Traveling south on the Seward Highway Turnagain Arm!
So we are stopped at a pull out in Alaska, a guy walks up to me and asked if I was in Dearborn with the Pinto Stampede s few years ago!! Turns out he works for Ford, his name in John.
After making to the most northerly driving point in North America, yesterday we made it to the most Westerly driving point in North America. Then to the Western terminus of the North America highway system, the Homer Alaska Spit, where we camped out on the beach!
July 4
Had a GREAT DAY at both the Anchorage and Chugiak 4th of July Parades!! Anchorage parade was in downtown Anchorage with thousands of people lining the streets. Chugiak was along a 3 mile stretch of rural old Glenn Highway. We got lots of Pinto Love at both. Following us was a model T with a Calliope. After the parade we were invited to a cook out by Tom and Marcy , of the Alaska Antique Auto Mushers , at their home. Great fun, Great People!!
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July 4
Lining up for the Anchorage 4th of July Parade downtown Anchorage !
and the story continues…….
July 2nd
Heading into Denali National Park for an all day bus tour.
July 3rd
Our first really wet night, and day. Our flight around Denali was cancelled, tent got wet, and clouds hid the mountains. We made it to Anchorage though. Got a tent site with electric. Ran small electric heater, and everything in dryer and cozy. Tomorrow morning is the first of two Fourth if July parades we were invited to take part in. First one is is Anchorage. Will post pics tomorrow. Checked the weather and there is an official weather alert, ” Warning , the rest of the week will be unusually warm and dry ” warm reaching 70 degess and no rain forecast.
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The old saying pictures don’t do it justice certainly applies! You have to be there to get the whole scope of the landscape. Weather for the most part was good. It did get wetter and cooler later in the trip. As far as distance between gas stations,on the Alaska Highway Mostly 40 to 50 miles between stations. When we got to about 1/2 tank we filled up. Gas price in Alaska was 2.80- 3.00 in the cities, slightly more in rural areas . On the Dalton Highway it was 5.50 to 4.77. In Canada 4.50 to 5.00, but in one remote spot I paid over 8.00! The longest between stations was on the Dalton Highway.From Coldfoot to Deadhorse it is 240 miles with absolutely no services of any kind.
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July 1st
After our Arctic Ocean tour we headed back to the hotel to pack up to head south. We spent the night at a BLM campsite where the tundra and the Brooks Mountain Range meet. It was 100 miles above the Arctic Circle. Friday morning we headed into the Brooks Range and over Atigun Pass once again. We stopped at the community of Wiseman. No one around. We stopped at Coldfoot for lunch and the Hotspot Cafe for a milk shake. Then reached the end of the Dalton Highway with zero issues! Pictures do not do the scenery justice. Every few minutes I kept saying Wow Wow Wow!
While on the ocean shuttle we met a reporter doing a story on the pipeline. below is the link to the story, be sure to read it all !
June 29 th
In Deadhorse we stayed at the Aurora Hotel. A bit pricey, but food was included, including all you wanted to take with you. They had an interesting way to discourage camping. Deadhorse is an industrial town with lots of company’s, whose sole object is getting oil out of the ground, and down the pipeline.
June 29th
Did the Arctic Ocean Shuttle Tour this morning. Got our feet wet in the Arctic Ocean!
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June 29
Here is where we are.
Our two day trip to Deadhorse. On the Elliott Highway found and talked to the self proclaimed northern most Packer Fan. The Start of the Dalton Highway. The pipe line crosses under the road, lunch and fuel at the Yukon River Camp, The Artic Circle sign, Camping at Miron Creek, Coldfoot for Breakfast and fuel, Atigun Pass, the tundra!
June 29th
After a long challenging drive I declare that my Pinto , is the northern most Pinto in the World, having driven to the furthest north driving point in North America!!!
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June 27th
At the pipe line north if Fairbanks​. This will likely be my last post till tomorrow night.
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June 26th
Spend the day touristing around Fairbanks. Went to the visitors center, University Museum, and a really neat car museum . After a midnight breakfast at Denny’s, sleep, then the Dalton Highway , ( AKA Haul Road, Ice Road Trucker Road) in the morning.
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