This winter adventure trip took us from our new home, the wilderness community of Port McNeill on Vancouver Island, British Columbia all the way north to Prudhoe Bay on the Arctic Ocean in Alaska. On this trip which turned out to be real adventure travel, we drove close to 15,000 kms over a period of over four weeks.
At times our adrenalin levels peaked at 120% as we drove along ice roads, got caught between snow drifts for hours on a remote arctic highway, and regulary slept in a pickup truck with only a standard canopy in -45 degree temperatures.
These challenges were rewarded by the beautiful winter scenery accompanied by the Northern Lights, and the extremely diverse and well adapted wildlife that dwell in this harsh environment. We were rewarded with sightings of caribou, dall sheep, moose, buffalo, lynx, eagles, arctic foxes and more.
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Road Picture |
Pipeline Viewpoint |
Porcupine Caribous |
Prudhoe Bay Aurora |
Pipeline |
Pipeline Facts |
Pipeline Snow |
Photographer |
Photographer Hicker |
Photographing Aurora |
Perspective Winter |
Pet Puppy |
Pet Dog |
Open Road |
Optical Phenomenon |
Ovis Dalli Dalli |
Northern Lights Yukon |
Northwest Territories Welcome sign to the Northwest Territories on the Dempster Highway |
Oil Pipeline Winter |
Solar Storms |
Northern Lights Alaska Words cannot do justice to the powerful display of the Northern Lights over Alaska |
Northern Lights Road |
Mystery Lights This formation of the Aurora Borealis could be a trio of large white birds heading to the Yukon landscape. |
Mystery Light |
Solar Storm A solar storm, better known as a Northern Light or Aurora borealis dancing in the night sky, Alaska. |
Mysterious Lights The Mysterious Northern Lights weave around each other reaching towards the Heavens over Alaska. |
Inspirational Pictures For centuries the northern lights have been a source of inspirational stories and myths. |
Northern Lights |
Picture Of Inspiration Northern Lights performing a dance of inspiration above the Dempster Highway, Yukon |
Mysterious Light |
Night Sky Aurora |
North Pole |
Northern Bc |
Mountain Range |
Native Sign |
Native Signs |
Moose Portrait |
Moose River |
Moose Road |
Moose Animal |
Moose Animals |
Moose Baby |
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... of the more domesticated animals we came into contact with, were sled dogs and ever so cute husky puppies.
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Fall Pictures