Video of the Week - Dalton Discoveries: Trucking the Dalton While it may be common to view the Dalton Highway as an access to Alaskas northern wilderness, the road exists to allow access to the oil fields of the North Slope. Large tractor trailers haul fuel and supplies to the massive industrial complex near the Arctic Ocean. While this may seem like a routine run for the trucks, crossing 500 miles of the Yukon River, Brooks Range, and North Slope can prove to be an expedition of its own kind. The small community of independent and resourceful truckers that make a living navigating their big rigs to and from the Arctic have some incredible stories to tell. ~jek bit.ly/1meEmzA Dalton HWY Discoveries. We’ll be sharing these with you over the next several weeks. The rest of the series can be viewed at: alaskacenters.gov/dalton.cfm Watch all 24 audio-described videos on our accessible playlist at: goo.gl/1KcBDN
Posted on: Wed, 21 Jan 2015 23:15:45 +0000
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