Your Dalton Companion: A Guide to the Wild Rugged Road into Remote Arctic Alaska

The northern half of Alaska is a beautiful, vast, remote place, long inaccessible except by bush plane, river boat, snow mobile, dog team, or by foot. After oil was discovered on Alaska's northern coast, a two-lane, mostly unpaved back-country road was built through the wilderness. The Dalton is now used mainly by recreational explorers, scientific researchers, and truckers transporting supplies to the coastal oil fields and northernmost pump stations. The Dalton is the only route within the United States to provide access into the Arctic, a raw country now open to a modern kind of pioneer. Your Dalton Companion will acquaint you with the North and help you plan a memorable, safe adventure into territory few people know. Whether from an armchair or a 4-wheel drive pick-up, Your Dalton Companion will be good company as you explore the wilds of Arctic Alaska.