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Pin entry. Read "Unending Vastness..." for pics and story.

Pin entry. Read "Unending Vastness..." for pics and story.

What draws people to seemingly arbitrary lines on the globe such as the Equator, Tropic of Capricorn or the International Date Line? Who knows, but it drew us north... to the Arctic Circle. The guide books contain warnings about the infamous Dalton Highway. It's nothing but a dirt road stretching just north of Fairbanks all the way to Prudhoe Bay, home of the North Slope oil fields. Most rental car companies forbid you to take their cars on the road. The majority...

On Saturday, Andrew, a colleague of Aili's from England, joined us for a trip to Denali National Park. As coincidence would have it, his colleague, Catherine, also from England, is doing some research at University of Alaska - Fairbanks. She met us at the park entrance and we promptly drove in and set up camp at the Savage River Campground. We strolled down to the river and watched a lynx stalk snowshoe hares through the underbrush before scaring him off. The ne...