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Route: Vancouver, Squamish, Inside Passage, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay NP, Seward, Alyeska, Portage Glacier, Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center, Anchorage, Denali State Park, Denali National Park, Denali National Park & Preserve, Fairbanks, Richardson Highway , Valdez, Anchorage.
Places: North Pole, Birch Lake - Public Rest Area (Salcha, AK), Tanana River Over Look (Salcha, AK), Molybdenum Ridge, Mount Hayes, Tanana River Public Boat Launch (Delta Junction, AK), Delta State Recreation Site (Delta Junction, AK), Overlook 1 (Fort Greely, AK), Donnelly Dome Trailhead (Fort Greely, AK), Overlook 2 (Fort Greely, AK), Alyeska Pipeline/ Viewing Point (Fort Greely, AK), Scenic Pulloff (Southeast Fairbanks, AK), McGinnis Peak, Overlook 3 Bear creek (Southeast Fairbanks,AK), Overlook 4 - Falls creek - 1 mile of Scenic Viewpoints (Southeast Fairbanks, AK), Black Rapids Glacier, Black Rapids Glacier Viewpoint, Overlook 5 Miller creek Alyeska Pipeline/ Viewing Point (Southeast Fairbanks, AK), Overlook 6 (Delta/Greely School District, AK), Richardson highway at Delta River (Southeast Fairbanks, AK), Rainbow Ridge Mountains (Delta Junction, AK), Richardson Monument (Delta Junction, AK), Gulkana Glacier, Summit Lake Rest Area Fish Creek (Delta Junction, AK), Paxson Lake BLM Campground (Paxson, AK), Overlook 7 June and Nita Lakes (Copper River Census Area, AK), Alaska Range, Simpson Hill (Glennallen, AK). Tazlina River, Wrangell Mountains, Overlook 8 Klutina River Bridge (Copper Center, AK), Willow Mountain Trail Parking (Copper Center, AK), Pippin Lake Pullover (Copper Center, AK), Overlook 9 Tonsina River (Tonsina, AK), Overlook 10 (Tonsina, AK), Overlook 11 Tiekel River (Copper River Census Area, AK), Overlook 12 Mount Billy Mitchell (Copper River Census Area, AK), Overlook 13 Tsina River (Copper River Census Area, AK), Tsaina Lodge (Chugach, AK), Scenic Pullover (Chugach, AK), Worthington Glacier State Recreational Site (Chugach, AK).
Wildlife & flora: Mallard, Arctic ground squirrel, Eristalis arbustorum, Dwarf fireweed, Eastern tiger swallowtail, Trumpeter swan, Alaska moose, Lupinus nootkatensis, Black-tailed gull, Cottonwood.
⏳ Jul 9,2017
North Pole
We wanted to visit Santa Claus House, but it was closed.
Birch Lake - Public Rest Area (Salcha, AK) - Mile 56.8 (V305.2)
Mallard
Mount Hayes
Tanana River Public Boat Launch (Delta Junction, AK) - Mile 87 (V275)
Tanana River/Alaska Pipeline Crossing
Tanana River Bridge
Delta State Recreation Site (Delta Junction, AK) - Mile 95 (V267) - across the highway
Arctic ground squirrel
Overlook 1 (Fort Greely, AK) - Mile 99.6 (V264.1)
Donnelly Dome Trailhead (Fort Greely, AK) - Mile 113 (V246)
Donnelly Dome
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Overlook 2 (Fort Greely, AK) - Mile 117.1 (V243.9)
Alyeska Pipeline/ Viewing Point (Fort Greely, AK) - Mile 113.4 (V243.5)
Scenic Pulloff (Southeast Fairbanks, AK) - Mile 115.6 (V241.3)
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Overlook 4 - Falls creek - 1 mile of Scenic Viewpoints (Southeast Fairbanks, AK) - Mile 130.5 (V226.4)
Overlook 5 Miller creek Alyeska Pipeline/ Viewing Point (Southeast Fairbanks, AK) - Mile 141.7 (V215.2)
The pipeline crosses Denali's Fault
Picture from https://www.researchgate.net/figure/Location-of-the-Denali-Fault-earthquake-rupture-bold-line-through-the-Alaska-Range_fig1_238448273
Overlook 6 (Delta/Greely School District, AK) - Mile 146.1 (V210.8)
Richardson highway at Delta River (Southeast Fairbanks, AK) - Mile 147.9 (V209)
Rainbow Ridge Mountains (Delta Junction, AK) - Mile 148.5 (V208.4)
Rainbow Mountain View Point (Delta Junction, AK) - Mile 152.3 (V204.6)
Richardson Monument (Delta Junction, AK) - Mile 163.1 (V197.6)
Eristalis arbustorum
Summit Lake Rest Area Fish Creek (Delta Junction, AK) - Mile 170 (V190.7)
Paxson Lake BLM Campground (Paxson, AK) - Mile 185.7 (V175)
Overlook 7 June and Nita Lakes (Copper River Census Area, AK) - Mile 204.9 (V166.5)
Alaska Range
Simpson Hill (Glennallen, AK) - Mile 258.9 (V112.5)
Tazlina River
Overlook 8 Klutina River Bridge (Copper Center, AK) - Mile 270.4 (V101)
Dwarf fireweed
Willow Mountain Trail Parking (Copper Center, AK) - Mile 280.7 (V90.7)
Eastern tiger swallowtail
Trumpeter swan
Pippin Lake Pullover (Copper Center, AK) - Mile 288.4 (V83)
Overlook 9 Tonsina River (Tonsina, AK) - Mile 290.6 (V80.8)
Overlook 10 (Tonsina, AK) - Mile 304.4 (V67)
Alaska moose
Overlook 11 Tiekel River (Copper River Census Area, AK) - Mile 313.8 (V57.6)
Lupinus nootkatensis
Overlook 12 Mount Billy Mitchell (Copper River Census Area, AK) - Mile 323.5 (V47.9)
Mount Billy Mitchell
Overlook 13 Tsina River (Copper River Census Area, AK) - Mile 328.4 (V43)
Tsaina Lodge (Chugach, AK) - Mile 335.7 (V35.7)
Worthington Glacier
Scenic Pullover (Chugach, AK) - Mile 342.3 (V29.1)
Worthington Glacier State Recreational Site (Chugach, AK) - Mile 342.7 (V28.7)
Black-tailed gull
Cottonwood
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