Scott Brady
Founder
So, to get back to the fun adventure side of this thread. . .
Some serious hardware in the arctic. Most of the equipment avoids the road we traveled in on, and most of the work is done in winter
Attempting to get to a campsite on the north side of the Brooks Range, we found out just how well an 8,000 lb. Land Cruiser does in the snow. Ray got stuck, then I got stuck. Airing down to about 18 psi really helped, but they still sunk fast
Ray, unrolling the spanky new recovery strap
Good and stuck - all part of the fun (no snow was damaged in the making of this photo)
The Dalton is easy to drive on - even a quality AWD SUV would be fine. It is a good thing it is easy though, as the beautiful scenery is so distracting
Caribou - good eat'in
Ray, clearly not having fun
Mike, enjoying his first trip to the Arctic Circle (bet he will be back on a BMW. . .)
Ray, looking casual, as I think he was born above the Arctic Circle
My first time seeing a Musk Ox
The TV crew - clearly nefarious. . .
The first segment was a fun and beautiful drive. The trip to Deadhorse can be done by just about any vehicle in the summer and by something with AWD in the winter. If you want to venture off the Dalton, then a more serious vehicle is required. I really like traveling in the winter on these trips. With the right gear, it is quite comfortable, but you do not have the bugs to contend with. Mosquitos can really damper a trip here. I also like that the winter keeps most tourists away, and we encountered more adventurous souls, like teams preparing for manhauling sledge expeditions, dog sled teams, hunters, etc. Being tourists ourselves, it is nice to have the place mostly to ourselves.
The trucks performed well in these conditions, and the diesel glycol heaters made it oh so toasty inside. We only had a few minor issues come up, nothing that slowed the trip down. We are excited for the Cape Spear segment.
Some serious hardware in the arctic. Most of the equipment avoids the road we traveled in on, and most of the work is done in winter
Attempting to get to a campsite on the north side of the Brooks Range, we found out just how well an 8,000 lb. Land Cruiser does in the snow. Ray got stuck, then I got stuck. Airing down to about 18 psi really helped, but they still sunk fast
Ray, unrolling the spanky new recovery strap
Good and stuck - all part of the fun (no snow was damaged in the making of this photo)
The Dalton is easy to drive on - even a quality AWD SUV would be fine. It is a good thing it is easy though, as the beautiful scenery is so distracting
Caribou - good eat'in
Ray, clearly not having fun
Mike, enjoying his first trip to the Arctic Circle (bet he will be back on a BMW. . .)
Ray, looking casual, as I think he was born above the Arctic Circle
My first time seeing a Musk Ox
The TV crew - clearly nefarious. . .
The first segment was a fun and beautiful drive. The trip to Deadhorse can be done by just about any vehicle in the summer and by something with AWD in the winter. If you want to venture off the Dalton, then a more serious vehicle is required. I really like traveling in the winter on these trips. With the right gear, it is quite comfortable, but you do not have the bugs to contend with. Mosquitos can really damper a trip here. I also like that the winter keeps most tourists away, and we encountered more adventurous souls, like teams preparing for manhauling sledge expeditions, dog sled teams, hunters, etc. Being tourists ourselves, it is nice to have the place mostly to ourselves.
The trucks performed well in these conditions, and the diesel glycol heaters made it oh so toasty inside. We only had a few minor issues come up, nothing that slowed the trip down. We are excited for the Cape Spear segment.
