Arctic Getaway Bed and Breakfast Wiseman

... forest fires made visibility poor, and somewhat scary flying conditions. We flew between mountains of the Brooks Range and descended in a spiral to the village. There are no roads into this village (nor anywhere inside the park). Our native tour guide Dee met us and showed us the village and museum displaying the culture of the Nunamiut tribes. These people are inland Inuit (Eskimos).

We lucked out again. Our first stop in the village (at our ...

... river, coldfoot, just endless driving...

Then a surprise shocked us a bit. We reached Wiseman, a small village with a population of two digits, perhaps around 9, but the sun's so bright that I couldn't tell. When we stepped out of our RV at the Boreal lodge, swarms of mosquitos welcomed us. MY oh My, the mosquito nets we bought at Anchorage Sports AUthority finally did the job ...

... industry, mainly BP and Phillips Oil. There is no liquor or drugs allowed anywhere in Deadhorse. The tour was two hours long and included the dip in the Arctic Ocean. We had to be quick as there was a polar bear spotted nearby and they were nervous that we might be on the menu. After the tour I had my picture taken in front of the Prudhoe Bay Hotel as proof of arrival, then I was gased up the ...

What draws people to seemingly arbitrary lines on the globe such as the Equator, Tropic of Capricorn or the International Date Line? Who knows, but it drew us north... to the Arctic Circle. The guide books contain warnings about the infamous Dalton Highway. It's nothing but a dirt road stretching just north of Fairbanks all the way to Prudhoe Bay, home of the North Slope oil fields. Most rental car companies ...

... in der Umgebung stelle ich mein Zelt neben einer Forscher- Wohnung am Flugplatz von Galbraith auf, wo ich mich erlaiv sicher fuehle. Doch der Regen ist da, die Sonne weg - muss ich morgen diese 600 Kilometer bei Regen auf diesen glitschigen Strassen fahren, bin ich erledigt! Ich kann nur hoffen!! XXXXX With my spare tube in the wheel and at blue sky I want to get a new tube, some food and also the latest weather forecast in Fairbanks to find out, whether it ...

... pilot and yours truly parked up the front as the co-pilot. We flew over more tundra which at first was pretty and the further north we got the more remote, wild, unpopulated and desolate it became - but no snow or ice yet - in a few more weeks. We crossed the Yukon River flowing east to west bisecting the state of Alaska. - for 7 months it is frozen over - wide but shallow and could imagine the gold miners there years ago. At 66.33 ...

... team, only 4 because it was just me in the sled and the woman who hosted the tour on the back. North Pole: What a cool place. Went to where the pole was and even visited Santa and Mrs. Clause, they were so sweet. Got a photo sitting on his knee!!!! Happy New Year Everyone, hope you enjoyed visiting Alaska with me!!!

... Schon auf dem ersten Abschnitt verstauchte ich mir den Daumen als ich versuchte, den Haken, der zum Bremsen benötigt wird, im Boden zu verankern und er sich auf dem harten Untergrund immer wieder los riss. Trotzdem genoss ich die Fahrt noch, und zeitweise kam es mir schon fast so vor, als hätte ich mein Leben lang nichts anderes gemacht. Jetzt ist es schon wieder recht spät (die Zeit vergeht immer viel zu schnell!), und wir lassen den Tag gemütlich in ...