Decided I hadn’t gone far enough....

[JP1]

BRAVO SIR!
BRA-fukin-VO!!!

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[Hootbro]

Cool. That is a Bucket List trip I want to do some day.

 

[Dagny]

Breaktrack,

This is only the second or third time I've logged on - and am doing so today just to thank you for sharing your journey and these FANTASTIC photos!

What camera are you using?

Wishing you safe travels and more fun adventure.

Dagny

 

[PsyRN]

Wow!! Trip of a lifetime! Thanks for letting us live vicariously through your pictures.

 

[Thed]

Ho-ly-shit

 

[futzin']

Amazing, thanks for sharing.

Can you see the Russian bombers from Deadhorse?

 

[OneTraveler]

Oh, and if no one else will say it, I'm glad to see you made that journey with the windshield intact. Heck, I can't even say that about my motorcycle windscreen when I did it!

 

[MadManMoheenid]

So, as some know, I’ve been driving my JT Rubicon since the day after I picked her up on June 17. Left the next morning on my road trip. Left from Montgomery, Texas.

Wound up weeks later here in Alaska. Camping at Fort Wainright just outside Fairbanks. Been here 6 days now, leaving for Anchorage / Seward in the morning. But that’s not what I’m writing about.

Saturday, the day before yesterday (Aug 10), I decided to get up early and drive up to the Arctic Circle and do the touristy thing and take a picture of the JT in front of the sign. Easy enough, right? So I did. I left here about 7 am and headed north. I got to the Arctic Circle, took my pictures, and a nice lady took one of me in front of the sign as well, and the only problem was, it was still pretty early, so I thought maybe I’d at least go on up and see the Yukon River and the bridge, not unreasonable, right?

So about 8 hours later I find myself pulling into Deadhorse / Prudoe Bay, and getting a room for the night at the Aurora Hotel....... I wound up going all the way. THAT was one hell of a drive!

Now the problem is, I still have my camp set up at Fort Wainright, so I had to drive all the way back the next day! I made it but I was so exhausted after driving all that in two days, then spending an hour at the car wash just trying to knock the heavy stuff off, I fell asleep so fast, and slept so long, that I had to push my departure to Anchorage by a day, lol.

All I can say is HOLY COW! What an experience! I’m going to try and get some photos up with this post, tell me what you think. Mileage will go over 12,000 tomorrow (11,857 currently).

Mac

Awesome!! I guess you broke her in. Did you do any scheduled servicing along the route (oil changes etc)? Any mechanical issues or anything come up, in those 12k miles?

 

[JeepDreams]

If you come through the SF Bay Area, let me buy you lunch/dinner. Love your journey... more than a bit jealous TBH.

 

[TheSolarWizard]

This is what owning a Jeep is all about. If we get enough interest maybe we can do a gladiators in Alaska trip next summer.

 

[Breaktrack]

Breaktrack,

This is only the second or third time I've logged on - and am doing so today just to thank you for sharing your journey and these FANTASTIC photos!

What camera are you using?

Wishing you safe travels and more fun adventure.

Dagny

That is nothing more than my iPhone XS Max, and hand held, lol. I like things simple.

Mac

 

[Breaktrack]

Amazing, thanks for sharing.

Can you see the Russian bombers from Deadhorse?

Hahaha, it was really overcast and rainy, couldn’t really tell if they were Russian or not, lol.

Mac

 

[Breaktrack]

Awesome!! I guess you broke her in. Did you do any scheduled servicing along the route (oil changes etc)? Any mechanical issues or anything come up, in those 12k miles?

Oil change and tire rotation every five thousand miles, whether it’s needed or not. First one was in Henderson, Nevada, at 5,000, then the second in Fairbanks, Alaska, at 10,000. Who knows where the next one will be.

Mac

 

[Breaktrack]

If you come through the SF Bay Area, let me buy you lunch/dinner. Love your journey... more than a bit jealous TBH.

You’re on!

 

[spazzyfry123]

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