I got my bags packed on a roll heading out there and I'm ready to go looking real good

in my passport photo.

A amateur traveler episode 746. Today the amateur traveler talks about

permafrost and potholes, pioneers and pipelines, the Arctic Circle and the

orora Borealis as we drive the Dalton Highway in Alaska.

Welcome to the amateur traveler. I'm your host Chris Kristinson. Let's talk about the Dalton Highway.

I'd like to welcome back to the show Eric Smith who's come to talk to us about a

road trip in Alaska. Eric welcome back to the show.

It's good to be back Chris, thanks. And I say welcome back to the show if you have listened to Amateur Traveler for a long time.

This is, we believe, the ninth time that Eric has come on the show talking predominantly

about National Parks.

And Eric, you have a list over the different episodes you've been on.

You want to list them quick?

We did National Parks, which was 121.

183 was Yellowstone and Grand Teton.

236 was Michigan.

278 was the National Parks of the Four Corners region.

341 was New Zealand South Island.

375 was Amsterdam.

And the last two were 617 South Florida and the Keys and 665 which was

Washington DC's national park sites.

Excellent, but you're come to talk to us about a road trip this time.

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