The Death Highway in Polar Night

The Death Highway in Polar Night The Dalton Highway in Fairbanks, Alaska, is known as one of the world's ten most dangerous roads 🛣️💀. Driving during the polar night means facing blizzards ❄️, crosswinds 💨, unpaved roads 🛤️, ice-covered permafrost surfaces 🧊, visibility loss from snow kicked up by passing trucks 🚚🌫️, brief daylight 🌆, occasional night fog 🌫️, and extreme cold of -40°C 🥶. We drove from Fairbanks onto the Dalton, passed through the Yukon River Camp ⛺️, reached the Arctic Circle landmark 📍, and then headed back. The day went relatively smoothly, except on the return trip we encountered a tourist vehicle stuck in a roadside snowbank and helped them out 🙌🚗. Overall, with good weather, sufficient fuel ⛽️, and a vehicle equipped with studded tires (preferably with some off-road capability) 🚙, self-driving is manageable. In the extreme cold of winter, within one second of stepping out of the car, you can feel the inside of your nose freezing 🧊👃 — a sensation I'd never experienced before. Having lived in Shanghai for a long time, I'd never encountered weather like this. Any skin exposed can be injured in a very short time ⚠️, and the intensely dry air even hurts to breathe 😣. The scenery along the way is as shown in the photos 🖼️ — constantly watching the road conditions while eagerly snapping pictures with the camera 📸. But I’ve never seen such beauty: as far as the eye can see, there are no traces of human life, only shades of white and gray blending into soft blues, faint orange-pinks, and lavender 🎨. A beauty to remember for a lifetime! ❤️✨ #FirstSnowMemory#TheEndOfTheWorldAndTheIceColdWonderland#OdeToTheNight#EndOfTheWorld#CrossingSnowyForests#TimeForIceFun#NorthernLights#Alaska