I'm gettin' hypothermia just *thinking* about it. 17F with some wind and outside for 8 minutes letting the dogs out in the morning just about kills me. Tom Sand Springs, OK
At 02:05 PM 12/06/2005 -0800, you wrote: > >oh yes. I think the Arctic Circle is mile 115 on the Dalton Hwy...it starts in Fairbanks and goes about 440 miles to Deadhorse...you are abour 300 miles NORTH of the arctic circle - you stand on the shore of the Arctic Ocean. Some people take off their shoes and stand in it. One guy said it was about 50 F (result of 24 hours of sunlight for two months straight) - another was there in summer - it was right about freezing and the ocean was ice and slush - I would still stand in about 1 foot deep for a picture...although if you slipped, you might die - hypothermia happens FAST...so does frostbite - had it once - VERY painful. > > Chris > >Richard Smith <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Would this put us above the arctic circle?? > >On 12/6/05, Christopher McCann wrote: >> >> A few years ago, my dad's cousin and her husband drove the Dalton Highway >> to Deadhorse, Alaska...some 4,000+ miles from Kansas City in a camper. You >> can drive within 3 miles of the Arctic Ocean and from there a bus takes you >> to the Ocean...Prudhoe Bay to be exact. Usually about freezing even in the >> summer. The Dalton Highway is mostly gravel, hard on cars (particularly >> windshields and headlights), etc. Tons of articles on line and picture >> galleries. >> >> A sample: http://gorp.away.com/gorp/activity/byway/ak_dalton.htm >> >> Anyone interested in an "Arctic-Q"? Not really able to do this any >> time soon - maybe this coming summer...or the following summer...but I >> have been thinking about it and thought I would throw it out for >> thoughts, reactions, ideas, etc. Could be very interesting as a >> multi-car caravan...we could carry lots of tools and spare parts between >> several vehicles in addition to all the other stuff - spare tires, food, >> water, clothes for the arctic blasts that can come at any time, etc. >> >> Chris >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri >> -2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" >> -1987 300TD, 150K, "Rotkäppchen" >> -1985 300SD, 210K, "Wulf" >> -1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) >> -1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent >> -1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" >> >> --------------------------------- >> Yahoo! Personals >> Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. >> Lots of someones, actually. Try Yahoo! Personals >> _______________________________________ >> For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >> For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net >> > > > >-- >OK Richard 1987 300D 178k with miles and miles to go!!! >Midwest City, Oklahoma >_______________________________________ >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > > >Christopher McCann, Squier Park, Kansas City, Missouri >-2005 Blue Point Siamese, "Rose" >-1987 300TD, 150K, "Rotkäppchen" >-1985 300SD, 210K, "Wulf" >-1976 240D, ?K, "AKP-Wagen" (Alternativen Kraftstoffs Prüfenlastwagen) >-1972 Jacobsen 21" Turbo Vent >-1971 Case 222 Hydrive, 12HP Kohler, 38" deck, Snowcaster, "One Banger" > >--------------------------------- > Yahoo! Personals > Single? There's someone we'd like you to meet. > Lots of someones, actually. Yahoo! Personals >_______________________________________ >For new parts see official list sponsor: http://www.buymbparts.com/ >For used parts email [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >http://striplin.net/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_striplin.net > > > >-- >Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. >Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. >Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/05/2005 > > -- Internal Virus Database is out-of-date. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.338 / Virus Database: 267.12.8/162 - Release Date: 11/05/2005