There’s weird, there’s wacky… and then there’s the Hit and Run Cafe. It’s tucked in the bush off the highway somewhere in the rolling hills between Coldfoot and Fairbanks. If you don’t notice the hand painted ice cream or cold…

Now that we have a signal again, here’s a few posts that had trouble loading this morning: Bob’s Place With no hotel in sight we pulled off the road hoping that Arvid and the crew could get a bit of…

Who knew you could find Denver in the middle of Alaska? Omelette that is. With a side of biscuits and gravy, of course. And now he’s talking pizza!       

2 days and 4 hours after setting out from Deadhorse, Arvid said goodbye to the James W Dalton Highway, “for the last time… definitely.” Arvid was met with poor conditions for most of the Dalton Highway. Rain turned the dry,…

It’s amazing how quickly the conditions can change in the Arctic. Arvid left Deadhorse yesterday with a cool, dusty crosswind. 100 km out it warmed to 18 degrees Celsius with the strong wind occasionally swinging around behind him. But 250…

Before we get off the grid for the next couple days, here’s a few photos prior to Arvid leaving Deadhorse.

Attention Key West: Arvid is on his way! Stay tuned for a couple quick videos coming in the next hour or two!

As you can imagine, thousands of hours of preparation have gone into getting ready for this event. Google mapping all 9000 kilometres of the route. The countless hours Arvid has spent training his body. The packing. The driving. And now…

Today we readied ourselves for tomorrow’s grand departure. Since Deadhorse is located entirely on permafrost, everyone must be extra sensitive to what goes into the ground. As such, the one truck wash we found in town charged $140 per hour…

Since WiFi and cell coverage will be nonexistent for a few days once we depart Deadhorse tomorrow, we thought we’d take the chance to upload a few photos from the drive up.