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| Wide river valleys like this one are a common sight. |
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| Despite trying very hard, we spotted very little wildlife in Alaska. This is probably because the vegetation by the side of the road was very dense and gives excellent cover but maybe also as a result of the locals' passion for hunting. |
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| We found that hunting trophies are often displayed in homes, shops and even fuel stations. It was fur which centuries ago attracted the Russians here resulting in Alaska being claimed for Russia in 1741 by Vitus Bering only to be sold to the USA in 1866 for 2 cents per acre. |
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| Part of our route followed the Alaskan Pipeline, an amazing piece of engineering stretching from Prudhoe Bay in the North to the ice free Port of Valdez in the South. It is built on stilts to prevent the heat melting the tundra and to allow Caribou to migrate underneath. Although it carries 35,000 gallons of oil per minute, we couldn't hear anything flowing through it! |
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| There are spruce trees everywhere but somehow you just don't get bored of the scenery. |