A very cold morning as we headed off to the Arctic Circle. A drive along the top of the mountains made you feel that you were driving on top of the World. Finally arrived at the Arctic Circle where an individual vehicle and group photo were taken. It was a special occasion and the furtherest point north that either of us has been. Very cold with a little rain so we had many layers of clothes on plus our faithful beanies. The ground once again was permafrost and hard to walk on. One of the ladies picked some huckleberries - tiny little berries which we have never seen before but I guess a food source for the wildlife. We had to return over the same road to continue our journey to Dawson City. Road seemed to be a lot rougher coming back and there was more traffic. That night we camped in the Tombstone Territorial Park - apparently bear country but we are yet to see one.
We were very tired after a long day of driving and were in bed by 8.30pm. Lots of sunlight hours with sun setting around midnight and rising about 4.00am - it has always been light when we get up at 5.00am.
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