Anchorage Update
 

 

North Slope


My "luxurious" room

The town of Deadhorse "Mall" and Post office

One of the main camps inside the BP compound (PBOC)

One of the main camps inside the BP compound (PBOC)

The Discovery Well (Drilled in 1968)

Oil rig in the middle of the ocean (frozen until June)

The metal cage around the stairwell protects people from Polar Bears who might charge as you exit the building

Barge tied up to the dock in the frozen ocean

Barge tied up to the dock in the frozen ocean

Barges tied up to the dock in the frozen ocean

Barges tied up to the dock in the frozen ocean
 

Barges tied up to the dock in the frozen ocean

Barges tied up to the dock in the frozen ocean

Barges tied up to the dock in the frozen ocean

Barges tied up to the dock in the frozen ocean

Boat seemingly adrift in the  frozen ocean

Tug boats tied up to the dock in the frozen ocean

Deep Snow

Caribou

Caribou

Another camp inside the BP compound (BOC) - I stayed at this one

BOC

BOC

The nicest hotel in Deadhorse (not kidding)

The nicest hotel in Deadhorse (not kidding)

View from the plane on the way out

View from the plane on the way out

View from the plane on the way out