On with the trip north
This one is about the same picture but it shows more of the mountains.
Well we finally reached the summit of Atigun pass. Its hard to see but, them there are Sheep. Not the North Dakota state animal kind, they are Dall Sheep
. Mostly ewes and lambs.
Here is the north side of Atigun Pass. The brooks range is certainly a unique mountain range. Every thing you would imagine except the lack of vegetation, shrubbery and trees.
The further north you get the flatter it gets. Were starting to get into some major tundra here. That is by far the weirdest and hardest terrine you can hike in. The analogy of walking on a water bed full of bowling balls is about as close as it gets. Let me tell you that stuff is nasty.
Well after about 15 hours of driving we finally made our first camp just south of Happy Valley
With no Caribou in sight we decided to go to Deadhorse and get more fuel. What we didn't expect is how far it was. We drove and drove. On the way we came across a pile of Muskox. They have to be the most prehistoric looking animal I have ever seen.