Alaska Day 19

We were off early but a little apprehensive as the weather was iffy at best.  Rain was in the area and the road to the Arctic Circle is gravel and dirt.  We headed out with high hopes of better weather down the road.  The weather did get better in spots and worse in spots.  We threw caution to the wind and pressed on.  The first part was OK no rain and the gravel road was in good shape.  About a quarter of the way in the rain really picked up and by the time we reached the Yukon river it was really raining.  We fueled up and went on the the 5 mile camp and had lunch and decided that we were this far and pressing on.  That was a great decision because we had only gone a little farther up the road when it cleared up and the rest of the day was beautiful.  We made it to the Arctic Circle and decided that instead of staying somewhere on the Dalton Highway (haul road) we would press back to Delta Junction for the night.  No problem in Alaska in the summer sunset is not until after midnight.  We got back to the motel about 11:45 PM after a 575 mile day but a ride we will never forget with great friends and once in a lifetime locations.