Boreal Lodge Coldfoot

... details are rather interesting. The pipe and mounts can slide on the supports. The fins on the supports are part of a cooling system that uses small pipes with anhydrous ammonia to keep the support from warming the permafrost. <br><br>Next we stopped at Yukon River Crossing to pick up our lunches. Jim got some bonus stamps for the National Parks Passport Book at the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) Contact Station there. A while later we stopped to walk on the ...

... 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 ...

... Alaska on the Pacific Ocean. There is also a "Pipeline Pig" which is pushed through the pipeline to clean out any residue that might build up over time. I then continued west to Fairbanks Alaska, and found two very helpful ladies at the North Pole tourist bureau. I was able to make a reservation for a room at the Yukon River on the Dalton Highway. The lady at the hotel said that there had been a "highway warning" put up this morning because of high water, but expected it to be ...

... but we had to decline. The road, strangely paved at times, parallels the Alaskan Pipeline which occasionally dives underground into the permafrost or passes to the other side of the road. Our constant companion, it is sometimes miles off the dirt track and sometimes right next to the road. We pass an area destroyed by a wildfire sparked by lightening several years ago - over 130,000 acres burned in ...

... ist, weil sie der Oelfirma gehoert, die dort das Erdoel via der bekannten Pipeline durch ganz Alaska transportiert. In Fairbanks herrscht aber so grosses Chaos wegen vielen Baustellen, dass ich nur die Lebensmittel und Wasser organisieren kann und die Reise nach Deadhorse auf Gut Glueck antrete. Fairbanks - Livengood Dieser Abschnitt ist noch teil des Elliott Highways und war asphaltiert, aber mit den ueblichen Frostschaeden nicht besonders der Hit. Die ...

... roads become bumpy and it is difficult for road construction but we didn't notice it too much. They had a system to ensure the warm oil didn't melt the permafrost otherwise the pipeline would just sink. They had fins on the side of the struts that were filled with ammonium ??? that also has a low boiling point which took the heat away from the permafrost back up into the atmosphere. As you can imagine the building of the pipeline was ...

... 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!!!

... nasse Tundra standen uns bevor, mit einigen gröss**en Wass**läufen dazwischen und teilweise sich**lich auch noch Stellen mit Altschnee vom Wint**. Schon während des Wint**s **standen wir im Dorf ein Kanu, und zogen dieses relativ mühelos hint** dem Schlitten h** zum Slokenjikh Creek hinaus, von wo aus wir die Tour zum Melozi Riv** hinunt** und weit** bis zur Mündung in den Yukon beginnen wollten. Zusammen mit einem grossen Sack voll Essen wurde dieses dort hoch in die Luft gehängt, denn ...

... wendeten und ins Dorf zurück fuhren. Zum ersten Mal hier in Tanana liess sich die Sonne blicken (d.h. sie ging auf und gleich darauf wieder unter), wodurch der Himmel in allen Farben leuchtete und alles so unwirklich erscheinen liess. Dazu kam noch die schier endlos weite, tief verschneite Winterlandschaft, kurz es war einfach unglaublich schön. Der Umgang mit den Hunden und das Schlittenfahren ist gar nicht so schwierig wie ich es mir vorgestellt habe ...