Prudhoe Bay - Deadhorse, AK

After arriving in Anchorage the previous day, we flew to Deadhorse on the North Slope to meet our expedition leader who drove a 10 passenger Freightliner van 500 miles up the Dalton Highway from Fairbanks. This area is an industrial camp supporting North Slope oil production, on the coast of the Beaufort Sea. It is flat frozen Arctic tundra, 300 miles north of the Arctic Circle, and full of wildlife! A few miles south and you are in the Arctic wilderness.

Our "hotel" at Deadhorse is primarily for oil field workers. No tourist facilities at all, but very comfortable. Hanging from the yellow metal structure where trucks are parked, are electrical cords at each parking spot which plug into vehicles so the engines can start in below zero temperatures.
24 hour sun and balmy temperatures in Deadhorse.
Pretty evident what the main industry is up here! Also, pretty evident how chilly the summer weather is up here, even with 24 hour sunshine.
A big drilling rig across the street from our hotel. Note the full weather enclosure.
Halliburton sense of humor.
Halliburton's sense of humor! There are no trees on this Arctic tundra for at least 150 miles!