Up in the morning and short drive into Fairbanks. Refuel, resupply, new maps from the visitor center and NORTH.
After the first 87 miles, the paved road ends and the Dalton Highway ( " haul road " ) begins. It was built to help build the Alaskan pipeline and support / supply the north sea oil at Prudhoe Bay. A few years back, the road was open to civilians. So you know me ! Not long on the road and it started to rain. Road became slick and we proceeded slowly. We added about 3/8 inch of mud to the back and lower parts of the RV. Rear view window was completely covered and blacked out. Late in the day the forest gave way, mountains of the Brooks Range came into view. At Coldfoot we refueled and checked out the visitor center. Very nice visitor center. We spent the night at Marion Creek Campgrounds between Coldfoot AK (population 12) and Wiseman (pop 16)
Another cold night and light rain. We can tell we are not in Kansas. This far north, it looks and feels like another world.
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