Fairbanks to Arctic Circle

August 27th and 28th

From Denali National Park, we drove north to Fairbanks.  On the drive north we could see Mt. McKinley as we looked back.

In Fairbanks, we went to the Sandhill Crane Festival.  Lots of cranes, geese, and ducks in one area.  They were everywhere!

The next morning we stopped here to learn about the Alaska Pipeline before going north onto the Dalton Highway!

A great picture of where the pipeline goes across Alaska!

We are headed for Coldfoot, Alaska, half way to the Arctic Ocean.  We simply did not have enough time to go on to Prudhoe Bay and the Arctic Ocean.

Charlie used to launch and catch the pig when he worked for Cities Service Gas Company.

You can definitely see the zig-zag in the pipeline as you travel down the Dalton Highway!

The Dalton highway followed along with the pipeline!
Or was it the pipeline that followed along the highway????

The road is also called "the Haul Highway" because so many trucks are hauling freight, mostly for the oil field.  Same road as seen on the ICE ROAD TRUCKERS SHOW.

The Yukon River has so much history and many people have traveled down it over the years!

The pipeline was very high across the Yukon!

Saw this moose as we traveled down the Dalton Highway.

A landmark for travelers in this area over many years!

We saw so many beautiful rainbows and awesome clouds as we traveled!

It was raining on us when we first arrived at the Arctic Circle!