Explore the journey — one trail, museum, meal, and memory at a time.
Prudhoe Bay
My goals for Deadhorse were simple: reach the Arctic Ocean, experience the Dalton Highway and stop at the Arctic Circle. Before heading south, I spent a day exploring Prudhoe Bay, standing in the surprisingly comfortable shallows of the Beaufort Sea and meeting another remarkable cast of people along the way.
Flight to Prudhoe Bay, AK
Flying to Deadhorse felt different from the moment everyone lined up for the plane. Oil field workers, hunters, a very basic camp, two cyclists finishing a 2½-year ride from Argentina, and a surprisingly memorable dinner made my first day on Alaska’s North Slope a small adventure of its own.