, a historic mining town 3 miles off the Dalton Highway on the middle fork of the
River. There are several interesting historical buildings where I got to see the traditional log cabins. The moss can be seen on the inside as insulation between the logs. The population of 22 is a mix of Eskimo and non-native people. There are just 9 villages in the Far North of Alaska and I got to see two.
Wiseman is on the boundary of Gates of the Arctic National Park. The village of
Anaktuvuk Pass is located in the National Park. The
Nunamiut, an Eskimo people used the broad, treeless pass as a camp while they were following the migrating herds of caribou. In 1938 they established a permanent settlement there. The remote village, accessible only by bush plane has a population of 308. Know what the difference is between an Eskimo and an Inuit? Eskimo is the collective term
referring to Inuit who live on the northern arctic coastal regions and
Yupik primarily live in the remote northern inland areas.
Also around these parts the greatest temperature differential occurs with -40 to -60 in the winter to 100 degrees in the summer.
The kids got to go to the Dog Mushing Museum.
I then headed up past the Arctic circle 66° 33′ 44″...I got to be co-pilot!
We got to see a heard of caribou.
The pipeline is pretty important in the remote areas of Alaska-which is pretty much all of Alaska. Trappers and people who live out in the bush like to travel via sled dog on the road that runs along the pipe line. The pipeline is monitored 24 hours a day, should travelers get into trouble they would most certainly be rescued.
We landed at Coldfoot. Coldfoot started as a mining camp, it is one of the few stopping places along the Dalton Highway-414 mile Haul Road which connect the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay with Fairbanks. It is Alaska's most remote and challenging roads and all gravel. The road was made famous in the tv show Ice Road Truckers. The population of Coldfoot is 12 and is 260 miles north of Fairbanks.
The beautiful Brooks Range.
We then headed north to Wiseman, a historic mining town 3 miles off the Dalton Highway on the middle fork of the Koyukuk River. There are several interesting historical buildings where I got to see the traditional log cabins. The moss can be seen on the inside as insulation between the logs. The population of 22 is a mix of Eskimo and non-native people. There are just 9 villages in the Far North of Alaska and I got to see two.
Wiseman is on the boundary of Gates of the Arctic National Park. The village of Anaktuvuk Pass is located in the National Park. The Nunamiut, an Eskimo people used the broad, treeless pass as a camp while they were following the migrating herds of caribou. In 1938 they established a permanent settlement there. The remote village, accessible only by bush plane has a population of 308. Know what the difference is between an Eskimo and an Inuit? Eskimo is the collective term referring to Inuit who live on the northern arctic coastal regions and Yupik primarily live in the remote northern inland areas.
Also around these parts the greatest temperature differential occurs with -40 to -60 in the winter to 100 degrees in the summer.
A more modern house. There is no electricity or in door plumbing.
The Dalton Highway.
One last dandelion.
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