We left the RV at Santaland RV Park in North Pole, AK and traveled to the Arctic Circle in the Jeep. The round trip journey took 11+ hours and covered 440 miles with most of the miles being on a rough dirt/gravel road known as the James W. Dalton Highway, which is also known as Haul Road. The Dalton Highway was built as a supply road in 1974 to support the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System. On the way to the Arctic Circle we stopped at the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Visitor Center near Fox, AK. to view the pipeline up close and see the exhibits. It was a long, but very enjoyable day. We didn’t see any critters on the journey, but the scenery was beautiful.
