Man, were do I begin. Denali was great. Then on to Fairbanks. A few days there to get the alternator fixed on the van. Toured around while waiting to get in the shop. Then we began the big adventure to Deadhorse/Prudhoe Bay. Went 3 hours north of Fairbanks on the Dalton Highway and blew the transmission. We were still on the mostly blacktop portion so it was unrelated to the highway. Just too many mountains for this van since it was built. Who knows how many times the previos owners went over mountains, but on this trip alone we have been in the Rocky Mountain, Alaskan Range, and too many others to even remember let alone list. We have driven at least 1500 miles up and down mountains. Actually probably closer to 2500 since most of the trip has been in and around the mountains and we now have traveled over 6000 miles. Got a flatbed tow truck to take us back to Fairbanks. I use Allstate Motor Club. they were great, no questions about our crazy location or how far the tow was. They sent an experienced guy who was great. But, it took him 4 hours to get to us and 6 hours to get back since he had a big truck and couldn't go so fast. We got back to Fairbanks at 3:00am but who can tell since its light for 24 hours! Kim was shocked to find out the time. The wrecker guy gave us a step ladder and we climbed in our camper to sleep. I burst out laughing while we were brushing our teeth. Kim thought the long day had been too much for me but I explained I had remembered seeing a clip of the Chevy Chase movie Vacation in which there is a close up of him sitting in his vehicle bouncing down the road. The camera then pans out to show the vehicle mounted on a truck. That was us! The picture is us just outside Fairbanks at 3:00am.
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