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Photo by George Guille, It's going to be a long 300km... Bolivian Amazon

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It's going to be a long 300km...
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GSA Rider, I and possibly one other buddy are planning to ride to Deadhorse this june, leaving Oregon around the 7 of june and plan on the solstic in deadhorse, if you want to join us let me know, both are on GS's...if he cant make it, I plan on going alone.
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Thumbs up Did someone mention camping?
Although you are not allowed to camp in Prudhoe Bay/Dead Horse.

there is nothing to stop you camping 10 miles form town. Which is what I did, I put my tent up beside a river (keeping a watchful eye out for bears).
It's a bit tricky putting your tent up on permafrost, it's impossible to hammer pegs into the ground, which is why it's a good idea to take a dome-style self-supporting/free-standing tent. I then tethered it to Thelma, my bike, to stop it blowing away.
It was amazing camping there.
A huge herd of elk (or some sort of reindeer type animal) crossed the river near to us, hundreds upon hundreds of them and we were lucky enough to see musk ox as well. I had my friend Siobhan on the bike with me at that point.
However it can get chilly if you don't carry decent camping gear -I use a thermarest and my sleeping bag is a Rab 800 down filled bag, I was toasty. But Siobhan suffered a bit

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"A huge herd of elk (or some sort of reindeer type animal)....."

Caribou. Specifically, barren ground caribou, the bigger and better cousins of reindeer. They travel in huge herds, always moving, and to watch a couple of hundred flowing across the landscape is an amazing experience.

As I understand it, the musk ox were reintroduced recently. Either you're lucky to have seen them or there are far more than there used to be. I've seen them in Greenland, and when you see how they gather up to defend themselves it's obvious why they got wiped out so easily by hunters with guns.

I camped on the North Slope as well, just off the road outside of Deadhorse. It was August, and it snowed overnight--not enough to get seriously in the way, but enough to remind us who was boss. We saw quite a few bears up there, so be wary and smart about your camping.

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