Dalton, Dempster Highways and more - 2008

**invisibleforms** · 03-09-2009, 02:42 AM

See here for trip details and links:

http://www.taxidialogue.com

Feel free to contact me with any questions.

Steve

**Paul 3** · 03-09-2009, 03:08 AM

Nicely put together. I really enjoyed the photo's. Looks like you must have had a great time.

**Overland Hadley** · 03-09-2009, 03:59 AM

Nice site, thanks for posting the link.

Looks like you have had some great travels in your LC, good looking rig.

**pskhaat** · 03-09-2009, 04:41 AM

Would love to hear more about your Twundy, that truck is just beautiful!

**slooowr6** · 03-09-2009, 04:52 AM

Cool blog. I'm going to read the whole trip! How's mosquito condition during the time you were there?

**invisibleforms** · 03-09-2009, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by slooowr6

Cool blog. I'm going to read the whole trip! How's mosquito condition during the time you were there?

I was warned about the mosquitoes beforehand so I was somewhat prepared for them. The worse time seems to be from mid June through July though it does vary depending on temperature and wind etc.... The interior is generally worse and locals say that caribou can lose pints of blood per day to mosquitoes. DEET is of course quite effective but I hate using it because it is so toxic and opted for a net when they were really bad instead. That said I received about 30 bites on one hand while I was at the McNeil River during a hatching day while photographing bears. At least they don't carry malaria! And another tidbit for those (like me) who always wondered if mosquitoes have any constructive purpose in life - they help to pollinate blueberries!

**invisibleforms** · 03-09-2009, 08:54 PM

Originally Posted by pskhaat

Would love to hear more about your Twundy, that truck is just beautiful!

Credit for all the work on the truck goes to Slee Offroad. The blog also has a couple of links to their page with the current spec and photos. We are in the process of preparing it for a trip south of the border.

**pskhaat** · 03-09-2009, 09:19 PM

Yes, Christo & team do great work; I've been known to drop a mortgage payment or two off there in Golden.

It would be nice here to have a thread on your LC200 with an overwhelming amount of pics as I know no one (?) has posted yet here on that.

**slooowr6** · 03-09-2009, 10:29 PM

Originally Posted by invisibleforms

I was warned about the mosquitoes beforehand so I was somewhat prepared for them. The worse time seems to be from mid June through July though it does vary depending on temperature and wind etc.... The interior is generally worse and locals say that caribou can lose pints of blood per day to mosquitoes. DEET is of course quite effective but I hate using it because it is so toxic and opted for a net when they were really bad instead. That said I received about 30 bites on one hand while I was at the McNeil River during a hatching day while photographing bears. At least they don't carry malaria! And another tidbit for those (like me) who always wondered if mosquitoes have any constructive purpose in life - they help to pollinate blueberries!

Steve,
Thanks for the information. Coming from Taiwan, I know too well about mosquitoes. It's one thing that I felt so blessed about living in SF Bay Area, there is very little mosquito at my place.
30 bites on one hand I can only imagine how itchy that was.....

I don't like DEET either and only use it as last resort. I've been using Coghlan's Mosquito Coil around camp, http://www.rei.com/product/407032, it works pretty well on the west coast, not sure if it can fend off the mosquitoes army up there.
Thanks again posting the blog the pics of the bears at McNeil River is amazing!

Alex

**02TahoeMD** · 03-10-2009, 02:18 AM

Just.....wow. I so have to drive to Alaska.

Thanks for fueling the fires, great trip and great site.

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