http://www.whileinalaska.com An Adventure Beyond the Arctic Circle Sun, 20 Nov 2011 20:04:30 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.whileinalaska.com/about-coldfoot/#comment-51 Wheaton College » In the news » While in Alaska Thu, 28 May 2009 18:03:26 +0000 http://whileinalaska.com/?page_id=28#comment-51 [...] Ted describes the site of his summer sojourn this way: Coldfoot is located on mile 175 of the Dalton Highway, a 414-mile gravel road that runs from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay.  It is mostly frequented by truckers running supplies from Fairbanks to oil workers drilling in Prudhoe Bay.  The journey for these truckers is often arduous due to rough conditions of the road.  Imagine an 18 wheeler going 50 miles per hour down a dirt road filled with potholes and unexpected forms of wildlife.  Coldfoot itself is 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 240 miles below the Arctic Ocean.  According to the census, there are 13 permanent residents of Coldfoot.  However, hundreds lodge at Coldfoot year round, mostly during the summer season, as they make their trip up the Dalton Highway.  As far as infrastructure, there is a hotel, restaurant, satellite internet access, and satellite television.  Coldfoot is far from being a Ritz Carlton, in fact the buildings, most of which resemble trailers, are very rudimentary. (more) [...] [...] Ted describes the site of his summer sojourn this way: Coldfoot is located on mile 175 of the Dalton Highway, a 414-mile gravel road that runs from Fairbanks to Prudhoe Bay.  It is mostly frequented by truckers running supplies from Fairbanks to oil workers drilling in Prudhoe Bay.  The journey for these truckers is often arduous due to rough conditions of the road.  Imagine an 18 wheeler going 50 miles per hour down a dirt road filled with potholes and unexpected forms of wildlife.  Coldfoot itself is 60 miles north of the Arctic Circle and 240 miles below the Arctic Ocean.  According to the census, there are 13 permanent residents of Coldfoot.  However, hundreds lodge at Coldfoot year round, mostly during the summer season, as they make their trip up the Dalton Highway.  As far as infrastructure, there is a hotel, restaurant, satellite internet access, and satellite television.  Coldfoot is far from being a Ritz Carlton, in fact the buildings, most of which resemble trailers, are very rudimentary. (more) [...]

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