8/28/2023 0 Comments Best scenery in alaskaCheck for rooms at Paxson or at Tangle River Inn. Takeoff point to Tangle Lakes 20 miles east on the Denali Highway, or Cantwell, 134 miles. MP 195 Summit Lake – small settlement, former location of Summit Lake Lodge. What is Arctic Man? Think northern NASCAR on snow. View of the valley where the Arctic Man competition takes place every spring. MP 197 Richardson monument & turnout east of the highway. View in the opposite (west) direction shows the raised pipeline on a hill crest. Books say the reds and greens are volcanic stone, the yellows and pastels are siltstone and sandstone. The highway has been rebuilt to put this pull out on the south (east) side of the road. Cross Miller Creek and about half a mile to the south there is a parking area to the east, used as a trail head for hikes into the adjacent mountains for climbers and hikers wishing to view the glaciers and valleys. You can tell which way the earth shifts in an earthquake by looking at the sliders. Good views and informative signs tell how the pipeline was designed to withstand a major earthquake, as it did in 2002. MP 216 Denali Fault – Pipeliine Viewing area (just south of the hill). Proceed around the hill on the river side and pull into At times you used to see troops practicing glacier travel in the adjacent mountains. Heading south you pass the Black Rapids training center for the U.S. The gravel air strip next to the highway is being overgrown by weeds and willows. MP 227 New lodge at Black Rapids and remnants of the old Black Rapids Roadhouse next to the road. The gravel toe of the glacier is visible across the river. MP 225 Marker telling about the surge of the Black Rapids glacier that almost blocked the Delta River valley back in the 1930’s. Donnely seems to be on all road maps, but I have never seen more than one abandoned building there. MP 238 Donnely Campground and a bit south of that the “one-building town” of Donnely on the east side of the road. MP 246 Donnely Dome, worth a few hours hike on a clear day for magnificent views. Formerly the Cold Climate Research center for the US Army. MP 261 Fort Greely, currently location of missile defence system. MP 275 Tanana River bridge and Pipeline suspension bridge next to highway. MP 322 Remnants of the Salcha Roadhouse from the Richardson Trail days. You could judge the seriousness of the world news by how few refuelers were on the ground. MP 341 Eielson AFB, built in WW II and used during the Cold War as a base for the aircraft that refueled the B-52’s in the air. Santa Clause House is nearby for souvenir shopping or sending postcards from North Pole. MP 349.5 North Pole exit with a last chance at a big-town grocery store or gas. MP 357 Badger Road interchange, 3 miles up Badger Road is the clean and orderly Riverview RV Park on the banks of the Chena River. The mileposts are posted in green on the side of the highway and are numbered from The description of the Richardson is current as of July 2009 the highway is in excellent shape. The descriptions run from Fairbanks to Valdez or Anchorage. Note, Alaskans do not use the numbers, but rather the names of the highways). The most beautiful way to drive between Fairbanks and Valdez or Anchorage is undoubtedly to take the Richardson Highway (Alaska Rt.
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