Today, the AC'12 Convoy traveled from
Paxson, Alaska, north on the Richardson Highway to
Delta Junction. From there, they will head down the Alaska Highway to
Tok.
Delta Junction is the official end of the Alaska Highway at Milepost 1422. A ceremony was to take place in
Delta Junction to mark the convoy arrival. From here, the convoy will begin it's back-track of the Alaska Highway down to Milepost 0 at
Dawson Creek, British Columbia.
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| AC'12 Day 18 travel route |
As an aside to today's adventures, just west of their travel route is Delta Creek Airstrip. This airstrip was constructed in 1982 under Mike's direction when he was a young 1st Lt. at
Ft. Richardson. The airstrip is on
Ft. Greely. I've indicated it's location on the travel map above. Check out these SPOT satellite images. Apparently the satellite imagery used by Google caught an active fire burning at the airstrip location. A check at the
Alaska Interagency Coordination Center indicates this was the Oklahoma Range #2 Rx (prescibed) fire from June 2011.
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| Notice smoke column along Delta Creek side of fire |
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Distinct N-S diagonal is the Delta Creek Airstrip
Bright orange is active fire
Dark orange is burnt area |
- Ellen
