"...this time it's not about staying alive it's about being alive..." - man vs. wild, discovery channel

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

hype and disappointment

this about sums up my last week I slept on the line of the arctic circle! then road a few hundred miles (all dirt) to deadhorse (I dont have time to put up another map but it's almost on the north coast) it took me 11+ hours.

this is the back of the sign

I slept on the observation deck in the back ground behind the sign

it goes on FOREVER... well from the north coast to the south coast of AK

I MADE IT... I look a lot happier then I really was, the temperature dropped down to 34 in a matter of hours this was taken at about 9pm by the post master, the general store, NAPA parts store, and the post office were all in the same building...

so after all the hype of me talking about jumping into the arctic the disappointment is that they only allowed you to go up to your knees... but whatever I was in the arctic... more on all this later the library is closing...

4 comments:

  1. Hey. You look like my husband. He has a red beard, too. And a sweet motorcycle. Oh, wait.

    It's pretty late here and I am staying awake because why? It's the only time I have to be by myself. In the quiet. Except for that crawly mouse sound coming from the fridge.

    The arctic ocean is a very different color than I imagined it to be.

    We are very glad that you made it. And it's great to see pics.

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  2. I hope your trip is everything you expect it to be. Remember Plan A!

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  3. You're not really there. Where are the icebergs, the polar bears, the seals, the icicles hanging from your nose?

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