Got thinking about on the road repairs. We have a few folks that are
handy with a welding set up. My B-i-L has set up his rock crawler with
onboard compressor (small and unknown use with tools) and welding set
up to deal with issues while out in the middle of nowhere. Somebody
with larger truck thing or tow set up could provide for small broken
bits.. .swing arms and such
On Friday, December 9, 2005, at 04:58 PM, Christopher McCann wrote:
most of it is gravel. Good portions (I would assume those that tend
to get mushy and/or washout) are paved. I don't think any of it is
pure dirt, which would be impassable when raining (for our cars).
If Aunt Lois did it, we can do it...but it is not without some very
real dangers...which is why I would rather do it than drive 1-70 end
to end and back.
Littered with cars - well, when it's dark for 2 months, that
increases the likelihood, as does snow drifts, neither of which we
are likely to encounter.
One big obstacle on this trip will be psychological. THERE WILL BE
NO DARK - PERIOD - above the Arctic Cirlce and very little south of
it. It will take some getting adjusted to. Imagine taking a nap and
upon awakening, looking at an analog clock and not knowing if it was
4PM or 4AM...WILD.
Chris
Chris
Hans Neureiter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: The Dalton Hwy is littered
with abandoned cars which either slid off the
road or broke down. It's a semi frozen gravel road, really messy when
partially thawed. No wrecker service. David Barr rode it on an old
Harley
Sportster. Prosthesis on both his legs. He made it and back.
--
Hans Neureiter, Houston, TX
'82 300SD, '95 E300D
On 12/6/05, Christopher McCann wrote:
oh yes. I think the Arctic Circle is mile 115 on the Dalton Hwy...it
starts in Fairbanks and goes about 440 miles to Deadhorse...
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