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From Expedition North America
"The Dalton Highway... Four hundred and fourteen miles of mostly dirt roads. This was my main
goal in Alaska, to drive as far north as possible on dirt. Sitting in Fairbanks I stuff every
possible drop of fuel into the tanks for the long haul. Here I go. The drive north was awesome!
Beautiful scenery, miles and miles of it. Sunlight shined down for quite a while. This threw me
off a little. Not realizing the time I continued late into the evening. Around 10 pm the sun
finally disappeared over the horizon. Anxious to reach Prudhoe Bay, and quite delirious at this
point, I drove into the early morning. Signs of exhaustion started to show as I stared aimlessly
into nothing while hugging the wheel. My eyes started playing tricks with me as well. Green blobs
were all over. Wait a minute, thats not my eyes, thats the northern lights. Surprising it moves
slowly to my belief. Quite an awesome sight. Blowing snow affixed my attention back on the road.
Moments from pulling off the road to sleep for a while, I began to see lights on the horizon. It
was Prudhoe Bay. I finally made it around 4 am. Time to pass out. "
- Travis Schanafelt
To read more of Safari Pacific's adventures at SafariPacific.com
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As he prepares to drive around the world, Travis has pulled of the seemingly impossible, to lengthen the cab of the MX2.
He actually cut the thing in half and added the room needed for the trip. Pictures of this lunacy can be checked out at
SafariPacific.com. The website includes details on both the progress of the extension of the MX2 and expedition plans.
As one of his sponsors, QuikFive are looking forward to the completion of the MX2 as well as the start of Safari Pacific's
journey of over 50,000 miles around the world.
