TAY in Faribanks?

Awesome !

Hard to imagine that the Brooks Range is within "after work" range of UAF, even allowing for uninterrupted sunlight (and bush planes).

Thanks for the tree pic. Great flashback .It was quite a bit smaller in 1977 ! I worked 2 years @ Chandalar Camp and Atigun Pass. Was an incredible experience. There was good XC and steep slope skiing all around us . You had to dodge 10 grizzlies at times just to get back to the barracks !  I have a slide of that tree I'm going to look for . Thanks !     X.

Haha yeah 8 hours up the haul road would be tricky. I was doing my work this summer up at the Toolik field station, just north of Atigun pass. Plenty close for a few after work turns in the bright evening sun.