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Renda Knapp
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Covered in mud, but we made it! Located at the northernmost reaches of the Alaska road system, Deadhorse sits on the coast of the Arctic Ocean at the heart of Alaska’s oil patch. Deadhorse is more of a work camp than a town in the traditional sense, It was established to support oil development in the surrounding area. Most buildings are modular, pre-fabricated types, situated on gravel pads on tundra bog. Virtually all the businesses are engaged in oil field or pipeline support such as drilling, construction, and maintenance. The Trans-Alaska Pipeline begins in Prudhoe Bay and ends 800 miles away in Valdez. In the summer, the midnight sun doesn’t set for almost 64 days, with constant daylight from May 20 to July 22, while in winter the area gets 55 days of darkness, from November 24 to January 18. The most surprising part of the trip was fresh snowfall! Atigun Pass at 4800 feet elevation had about a foot of fresh snow. Coming out of the pass the road was mud. Definitely an adventure! #atigunpass #deadhorse #roadtrip #alaska #alaskalife #prudhoebay #deadhorsealaska #daltonhighway #gonorth #landrover #landroverdefender110 #landroverdefender