{"id":46053,"date":"2023-05-03T08:10:04","date_gmt":"2023-05-03T14:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=46053"},"modified":"2023-05-08T18:14:36","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T00:14:36","slug":"lupes-2016-last-mile-north-revisited-brooks-range-alaska-8-23-22","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=46053","title":{"rendered":"Lupe&#8217;s 2016 Last Mile North Revisited, Brooks Range, Alaska (8-23-22)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><em>Day 25 of Lupe&#8217;s 2nd Summer of 2022 Dingo Vacation to Canada &amp; Alaska!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>1:53 PM, 55\u00baF, <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/docs\/2022-04\/AK-Dalton_Highway_Visitor_Guide_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Dalton Highway<\/strong><\/a><\/span> MP 195.3, side road N of Nugget Creek<\/em> &#8211; Rained all morning, which was OK since it was supposed to be a rest day, anyway, after Lupe&#8217;s grand adventures on her first ever backpacking trip in Alaska the past 3 days, but it wasn&#8217;t raining now.\u00a0 SPHP closed the trip journal.<\/p>\n<p><em>All caught up, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>No, not quite, but getting sick of writing, Loopster.\u00a0 We ought to do something.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Outside the RAV4, the day was glum, darker again than it had been an hour ago.\u00a0 Apparently in need of physical support, heavy gray clouds draped themselves over all the mountaintops.<\/p>\n<p><em>Sounds good to me, SPHP, but what can we do on a dreary day like this?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Just so happens, I&#8217;ve got just the thing in mind, Looper!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>2:26 PM, Dalton Highway pullout near MP 207 &#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Recognize this place, Loopster?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>No, I don&#8217;t.\u00a0 Where are we, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Ahh, well.\u00a0 That&#8217;s because these mountains are hidden to such an extent.\u00a0 You&#8217;ll recognize where we are soon enough.\u00a0 This is a favorite spot from some years back, one that used to have a special significance.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ll need more of a clue than that, SPHP.\u00a0 We&#8217;ve been to so many fabulous places!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Need a few clues, aye?\u00a0 Follow me, Looper!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46015\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46015\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6131-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46015\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6131-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6131-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6131-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6131-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6131-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6131-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6131-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46015\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The RAV4 parked near <strong>Dalton Highway MP 207<\/strong>. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Crossing the Dalton Highway, SPHP led Lupe along a short access road, then turned NE.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Alaska oil pipeline, SPHP!<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46021\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46021\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0065-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46021\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0065-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0065-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0065-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0065-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0065-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0065-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0065-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46021\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">By the <strong>Alaska oil pipeline<\/strong>. Photo looks E.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>That&#8217;s right, Loop.\u00a0 Now think &#8211; we&#8217;re in the Brooks Range, and what mountains did we see off to the N from <strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Peak<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=-126614\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">3780<\/span><\/a><\/strong> a few days back?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=35175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sukakpak Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(4,459 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=35174\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Dillon Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(4,820 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>.\u00a0 Oh, I get it!\u00a0 This is my old last mile N trek from 2016, isn&#8217;t it, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sure is, sweet puppy!\u00a0 A perfect, easy stroll even on a gloomy day like this, too.\u00a0 Shall we?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh, I can&#8217;t wait, SPHP!\u00a0 I love this place!\u00a0 Been ever so long since we&#8217;ve been here.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Following the pipeline N for the first time in years, Lupe didn&#8217;t see any of the bunnies that used to live in the brush near the manicured service road, or the curious ravens that used to follow her hopping along up on the pipeline itself.<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, it was awesome just being here again in the cool, moist air beneath the sullen sky.\u00a0 The Carolina Dog did get to see the shallow pond W of the pipeline again.\u00a0 It hadn&#8217;t gone anywhere.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46028\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46028\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0072-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46028\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0072-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0072-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0072-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0072-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0072-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0072-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0072-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46028\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The familiar shallow pond W of the Alaska oil pipeline. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Somewhat more than a mile along the pipeline led to the stream that flows W from the valley N of Dillon Mountain.\u00a0 When Lupe got there, it was running fairly high for this time of year, spread out over a broad, stony floodplain.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46024\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46024\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0068-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46024\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0068-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0068-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0068-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0068-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0068-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0068-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0068-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46024\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dillon Creek<\/strong> at the N end of the traditional Last Mile N pipeline trek. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>We used to call this stream Dillon Creek, remember, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yeah.\u00a0 Still seems reasonable.\u00a0 Don&#8217;t think it has any other name, Loop.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We go W from here to the confluence of Dillon Creek and the Dietrich River, right, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yup, that&#8217;s where your last mile N ended in 2016, Looper.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46023\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46023\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0067-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46023\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0067-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0067-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0067-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0067-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0067-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0067-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0067-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46023\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Looking in the direction of the confluence with the Dietrich River. Photo looks WNW.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Lupe wanted to go to the official end of her 2016 Last Mile N trek down at the confluence.\u00a0 SPHP wanted to, too, but had foolishly forgotten to bring the new red rain jacket, and all the bushes in the forest were still sopping wet.<\/p>\n<p><em>Are you kidding me?\u00a0 How could you forget your rain jacket, SPHP, after all the rain we&#8217;ve seen over the past few days?\u00a0 Look at the sky!\u00a0 Looks like RAIN at any moment, doesn&#8217;t it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh, I know.\u00a0 Silly me.\u00a0 Guess I just wasn&#8217;t thinking.\u00a0 Sort of thought that we could just wander down that way along the floodplain, but Dillon Creek is right up against the near bank now, and I don&#8217;t want to get my boots wet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Well, it&#8217;s kind of a big deal, SPHP.\u00a0 How often are we here, anyway?\u00a0 Hardly ever.\u00a0 Last time was clear back in 2017.\u00a0 This was our big chance!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sorry, Loop.\u00a0 We&#8217;ll do this again soon, and go all the way to the confluence to make it official.\u00a0 How does that sound?\u00a0 We&#8217;ll get to do this twice!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Only once good and proper, SPHP.\u00a0 And how &#8220;soon&#8221; is soon?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Maybe tomorrow, before we continue N, Loop.\u00a0 Or on our way back S a week or two from now.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Oh, well, I suppose that wouldn&#8217;t be so bad.\u00a0 Promise, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I promise, sweet puppy, provided the weather isn&#8217;t dreadful.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>OK then, SPHP.\u00a0 Just don&#8217;t forget.\u00a0 Remember, you promised!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Since SPHP didn&#8217;t want to get wet, it was already time to head back.\u00a0 The return was every bit as pleasant with iconic Sukakpak Mountain, most famous peak along the Dalton Highway, ahead in the distance.\u00a0 Too bad the summit was still in the clouds, but, of course, it was going to be on a day like this.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46041\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46041\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0069-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46041\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0069-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0069-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0069-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0069-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0069-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0069-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0069-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46041\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading back along the <strong>Alaska oil pipeline<\/strong>. <strong>Sukakpak Mountain<\/strong> (R). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46027\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46027\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0071-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46027\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0071-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0071-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0071-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0071-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0071-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0071-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0071-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46027\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Continuing S. <strong>Sukakpak Mountain<\/strong> (L). Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Near the very end, the American Dingo went right on by the access road back to the Dalton Highway all the way to where the Alaska oil pipeline crossed the Dietrich River.\u00a0 The Dalton Highway bridge was in sight from here with Sukakpak Mountain beyond it.\u00a0 Sukakpak&#8217;s great N fin was now cloud-free.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46042\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46042\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0073-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46042\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0073-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0073-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0073-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0073-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0073-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0073-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0073-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46042\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dalton Highway bridge<\/strong> over the <strong>Dietrich River.<\/strong> <strong>N fin of Sukakpak Mountain<\/strong> (R). Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>3:39 PM, Dalton Highway pullout near MP 207 &#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Wow, I&#8217;m glad we did that, SPHP!\u00a0 Great idea, although it would have been even better if you&#8217;d remembered to bring your rain jacket so we could have gone all the way to the confluence.\u00a0 Why are you humans such a bunch of sissies, anyway?\u00a0 Getting a little wet wouldn&#8217;t have killed you.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Maybe so, but look at it this way, Looper.\u00a0 You&#8217;ve still got my promise to come back again real soon, and do it up right next time.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>That will be wonderful, if it actually happens, SPHP.\u00a0 By the way, speaking of what happens, what&#8217;s next now?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>As rainy as it&#8217;s been, Loop, I&#8217;m thinking maybe it wouldn&#8217;t hurt to drive back to Coldfoot.\u00a0 Bet I can get an updated weather forecast at the Arctic Interagency Visitor Center.\u00a0 Might actually help us decide what we ought to do next.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Not a bad idea, SPHP!\u00a0 You could also go to the restaurant at Coldfoot Camp, and get me another big, juicy, barbecued beef rib from the buffet!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Heh.\u00a0 Maybe, Loop.\u00a0 They don&#8217;t serve the buffet until 5:00 PM, though.\u00a0 We ought to be there in plenty of time to order a hamburger instead, which might cost quite a bit less.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Not if you&#8217;re buying one for me, too, SPHP!\u00a0 And you better!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>A little later at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coldfootcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Coldfoot Camp<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, 60\u00baF &#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Sorry, you can&#8217;t order from the menu now.\u00a0 Restaurant closes at 4:15 PM to get ready for the buffet.\u00a0 $27.95 tax included, all you can eat.\u00a0 Buffet opens at 5:00 PM, runs until 9:00 PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>What time is it?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>4:16 PM.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Figures.<\/p>\n<p><em>That was fast, SPHP!\u00a0 Did you bring me a hamburger?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>No.\u00a0 They said we&#8217;re having the buffet, Loop, but not for a little while yet.\u00a0 Let&#8217;s go get that weather forecast.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.recreation.gov\/camping\/poi\/258776\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Arctic Interagency Visitor Center<\/strong><\/span><\/a> did have a 5 day forecast.\u00a0 Not a very good one.\u00a0 Temperatures were fine.\u00a0 High&#8217;s in the 50&#8217;s, and lows in the 40&#8217;s \u00baF.\u00a0 No wind to speak of, either.\u00a0 Every day overcast, foggy, or at least mostly cloudy, though, with a significant chance of rain.\u00a0 A mere 40% tomorrow, but 60% or more after that.<\/p>\n<p>Huh.\u00a0 Sometimes the truth isn&#8217;t that helpful.<\/p>\n<p><em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.coldfootcamp.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Coldfoot Camp<\/strong><\/span><\/a>, 6:00 PM &#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>About time, SPHP!\u00a0 Anything left at the buffet?\u00a0 More importantly, did you bring me another luscious, barbecued beef rib?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Nope.\u00a0 Buffet was different tonight, Loopster.\u00a0 No ribs.\u00a0 Chicken or pulled pork.\u00a0 Since we&#8217;ve had plenty of chicken earlier on this Dingo Vacation, I brought you pulled pork.\u00a0 Think you&#8217;ll like it.\u00a0 Here you go.\u00a0 Have at it!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>7:09 PM, 60\u00baF, Dalton Highway MP 195.3, side road N of Nugget Creek &#8211;<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We&#8217;re staying here again tonight, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yeah, why not?\u00a0 Nice and quiet and secluded.\u00a0 I like it!\u00a0 So, how was that pulled pork?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Scrumptious, SPHP!\u00a0 Thank you!\u00a0 Too bad we can&#8217;t get the big buffet every night on this Dingo Vacation.\u00a0 Have to admit that the pulled pork lacked the bone crunching satisfaction of the barbecued ribs, though.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Glad to hear you enjoyed the pork, Loop.\u00a0 Figured you would.\u00a0 Want to take a stroll?\u00a0 Hardly any traffic out on the Dalton Highway at this hour.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Walking only a little way N along the quiet highway, a magnificent sight soon came into view off in the distance.<\/p>\n<p><em>SPHP, look!\u00a0 There&#8217;s sunshine on Sukakpak!\u00a0 It&#8217;s out of the clouds!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>It was true.\u00a0 Even some blue sky over that way.\u00a0 Time to keep a promise!<\/p>\n<p><em>Back to the RAV4, Loopster!\u00a0 We&#8217;ll get a few pictures, then do up your 2016 Last Mile North the way it ought to be done this time.<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46044\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46044\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0076-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46044\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0076-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0076-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0076-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0076-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0076-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0076-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0076-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46044\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Blue skies over <strong>Sukakpak Mountain<\/strong>! Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46043\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46043\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0075-1-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46043\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0075-1-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0075-1-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0075-1-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0075-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0075-1-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0075-1-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0075-1-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46043\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Sukakpak Mountain<\/strong> from the <strong>Dalton Highway.<\/strong> Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46045\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46045\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0077-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46045\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0077-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0077-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0077-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0077-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0077-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0077-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0077-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46045\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dillon Mountain<\/strong> beyond the <strong>Bettles River<\/strong>. Photo looks ENE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>7:55 PM, Dalton Highway pullout near MP 207 &#8211; <\/em>This time as Lupe set out along the Alaska oil pipeline, she turned S first, going the short distance to where the pipeline crossed the Dietrich River.\u00a0 Best to get another look at <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=35175\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Sukakpak Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(4,459 ft.)<\/span><\/strong> from this angle before the clouds had a chance to regroup.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46046\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46046\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0078-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46046\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0078-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0078-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0078-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0078-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0078-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0078-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0078-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46046\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dalton Highway bridge<\/strong> over the <strong>Dietrich River<\/strong> with <strong>Sukakpak Mountain<\/strong> beyond. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46049\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46049\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0079-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46049\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0079-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0079-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0079-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0079-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0079-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0079-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0079-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46049\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Sukakpak Mountain<\/strong>. Photo looks SSE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>It was a perfect evening as Lupe followed the Alaska oil pipeline N once again.\u00a0 Thrilling to see so much blue sky around!\u00a0 Maybe the weather forecast was wrong?\u00a0 If so, the Carolina Dog might get a chance to climb Sukakpak Mountain tomorrow!\u00a0 That would be so incredibly fantastic!<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46048\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46048\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0080-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46048\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0080-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0080-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0080-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0080-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0080-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0080-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0080-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46048\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Following the <strong>Alaska oil pipeline<\/strong> N for the 2nd time today. Photo looks NE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Full of such happy, stimulating thoughts, Lupe reached Dillon Creek in what seemed like no time at all.\u00a0 SPHP was prepared, already wearing the new, red rain jacket.\u00a0 Pushing past an initial line of alders and other tall bushes, Lupe headed W into the forest.<\/p>\n<p>A luxurious Christmas carpet of thick, green moss, and short red bushes greeted the American Dingo.\u00a0 Although there were many tall bushes, too, the forest was fairly open, and easy to navigate.\u00a0 Displaying great energy and enthusiasm, Loopster sniffed and explored her way W through this hidden, special place, where it instantly felt like she was being magically transported back to a day long ago.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46032\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46032\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0081-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46032\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0081-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0081-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0081-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0081-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0081-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0081-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0081-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46032\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">On the Christmas carpet. Photo looks W.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>After 0.6 mile, Lupe reached the E bank of the Dietrich River.\u00a0 Down on the rounded stones and sand of the floodplain, Lupe followed the river upstream to the confluence with Dillon Creek.<\/p>\n<p><em>8:47 PM, confluence of the Dietrich River and Dillon Creek<\/em> &#8211; This was the place!\u00a0 Where does the time go?\u00a0 It had been more than 6 years now since Lupe had first been here on a beautiful August day.\u00a0 The dark blue mountain Lupe had seen the day before back then from the summit of Sukakpak Mountain, the one that SPHP had dubbed the Mountain of the Midnight Sun, was in sight again off to the N, it&#8217;s summit lost in cloud.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46033\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46033\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0082-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46033\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0082-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0082-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0082-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0082-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0082-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0082-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0082-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46033\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Confluence of the <strong>Dietrich River<\/strong> (L) and <strong>Dillon Creek<\/strong> (R). <strong>Mountain of the Midnight Sun<\/strong> (L of Center) in the distance. Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><em>Remember how we thought this was as far N as we would ever be back in 2016, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>I&#8217;ll never forget that, Loop.\u00a0 It was as far N as we went then.\u00a0 For a whole year, I was always sorry we turned around without finding out what was beyond this point.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We returned, though, in 2017, SPHP, right back here before going all the way to Deadhorse!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Yeah, that was awesome, such fun times, Loopster!\u00a0 Really only thought we&#8217;d get as far as the N Slope in 2017.\u00a0 Everyone we&#8217;d talked to said that Deadhorse was just an ugly industrial place, and that going any farther wasn&#8217;t worth it.\u00a0 Once we got to the N slope, though, we couldn&#8217;t stop and turn around again.\u00a0 Would have regretted it forever!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Turned out to be marvelous, SPHP!\u00a0 Like going to the end of the world!<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Indeed it was, Looper.\u00a0 Only bad thing was that no Dingoes were allowed on the <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=14213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Arctic Ocean tour<\/strong><\/span><\/a>.\u00a0 Had to go as your personal representative.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>We&#8217;re going to Deadhorse this year, too, right, SPHP?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Absolutely, sweet puppy!\u00a0 Not turning around after coming this far again until we&#8217;re at the very end.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Many adventures to look forward to, to be sure!\u00a0 Right now, though, on this wonderful evening, Lupe lingered at this marvelous, magical place, remembering.<\/p>\n<p>To the SE, Dillon Mountain was a mountain of gold!\u00a0 To the S, the spires of Sukakpak soared skyward in the late evening sun.\u00a0 Miles N loomed the dark blue mysteries of the Mountain of the Midnight Sun.\u00a0 Turned out it had a real name, <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/peakbagger.com\/peak.aspx?pid=100992\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Snowden Mountain<\/span><\/a> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">(6,420 ft.)<\/span><\/strong>, but Lupe had never climbed it.\u00a0 Too steep for SPHP.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46034\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46034\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0083-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46034\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0083-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0083-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0083-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0083-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0083-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0083-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0083-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46034\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Dillon Creek<\/strong> (L) and <strong>Dillon Mountain<\/strong> (R). Photo looks SE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46038\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46038\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0090-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46038\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0090-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0090-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0090-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0090-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0090-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0090-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0090-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46038\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Sukakpak Mountain<\/strong> (Center). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46037\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46037\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0087-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46037\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0087-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0087-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0087-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0087-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0087-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0087-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0087-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46037\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Sukakpak Mountain<\/strong>. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46035\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46035\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Mountain of the Midnight Sun<\/strong> (L of Center) from the confluence of the <strong>Dietrich River<\/strong> (L) and <strong>Dillon Creek<\/strong> (R). Photo looks NNE.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>You can go back to a place you love after a long absence, but it&#8217;s never quite the same.\u00a0 Even if the place hasn&#8217;t changed, you have.\u00a0 What once was, is no more.\u00a0 Happily, despite a 5 year absence, Lupe&#8217;s 2016 last mile N hadn&#8217;t changed much at all, and the spirited Carolina Dog was once again looking forward to fabulous adventures ahead.<\/p>\n<p>Doesn&#8217;t get any better than that!<\/p>\n<p><em>Before we go, SPHP, we should get a souvenir!\u00a0 Something to remember this place and time.\u00a0 How about a snazzy rock for my rock collection?<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Great idea, Loopster!\u00a0 I&#8217;ll have a look around, see what I can find.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>A smooth white pebble with a gold swirl plucked from Dillon Creek only a few feet from the Dietrich River seemed a good choice.\u00a0 Lupe gave it a sniff of approval, and it was time to go.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46019\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46019\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6138-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46019\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6138-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6138-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6138-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6138-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6138-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6138-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_6138-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46019\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The souvenir pebble.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Then it was back through the magical forest to the Alaska oil pipeline, and the easy stroll S in the cool evening air with Sukakpak Mountain ahead, the sky blue with promise for what tomorrow might bring.\u00a0 <em>(8:52 PM)<\/em><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46039\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46039\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0094-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46039\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0094-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0094-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0094-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0094-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0094-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0094-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0094-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46039\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Heading back along the <strong>Alaska oil pipeline<\/strong>. Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46040\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46040\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0095-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46040\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0095-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0095-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0095-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0095-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0095-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0095-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0095-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46040\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Evening at <strong>Sukakpak Mountain<\/strong> (L of Center). Photo looks S.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_46035\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-46035\" style=\"width: 1651px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-46035\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?resize=660%2C495\" alt=\"\" width=\"660\" height=\"495\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?w=1651&amp;ssl=1 1651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?resize=1024%2C768&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C1152&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/adventuresoflupe.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/IMG_0084-scaled.jpg?w=1320&amp;ssl=1 1320w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 660px) 100vw, 660px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-46035\" class=\"wp-caption-text\"><strong>Lupe&#8217;s 2016 Last Mile North Revisited<\/strong>, Brooks Range, Alaska 8-23-22<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Links:<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=46213\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Next Adventure<\/span><\/a>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=45728\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #008000;\">Prior Adventure<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=7414\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Lupe&#8217;s Last Mile North, Brooks Range, Alaska (8-14-16)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=7246\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Sukakpak Mountain, Brooks Range, Alaska (8-13-16)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?p=7462\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>Dillon Mountain, Brooks Range, Alaska (8-15-16)<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.blm.gov\/sites\/default\/files\/docs\/2022-04\/AK-Dalton_Highway_Visitor_Guide_2022.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>BLM Dalton Highway Visitor Guide<\/strong><\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><em style=\"background-color: transparent; text-align: inherit; font-size: 10pt;\">Want more Lupe adventures?\u00a0\u00a0Choose from Lupe&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=46184\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #000080;\">Summer of 2022 Dingo<\/span> <span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Vacations to Wyoming, Canada &amp; Alaska Adventure Index<\/span><\/strong><\/a><\/em><em style=\"background-color: transparent; text-align: inherit; font-size: 10pt;\">, <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=138\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Dingo Vacations Adventure Index<\/span><\/strong><\/a> or <a href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\">Master Adventure Index<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.\u00a0\u00a0Or subscribe free\u00a0to\u00a0<span style=\"color: #000080;\"><a style=\"color: #000080;\" href=\"http:\/\/adventuresoflupe.com\/?page_id=18\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>new Lupe adventures<\/strong><\/a><\/span><\/em><span style=\"color: #000080;\">.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Day 25 of Lupe&#8217;s 2nd Summer of 2022 Dingo Vacation to Canada &amp; Alaska! 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