In the fourth episode of Tristan Ridley’s Alaskan bikepacking series, he documents his time pedaling along the storied 500-mile Dalton Highway from Fairbanks to Deadhorse, deep inside the Arctic Circle. Find the 30-minute video and a colorful collection of photos here…

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World bicycle traveler Tristan Ridley recently spent time a good chunk of time riding around beautiful Alaska as part of his ongoing 75,000-kilometer journey, where he put together a multi-part video series. In this episode, which he says he thinks is his best one yet, Tristan rides the Dalton Highway, the northernmost connected road in the Americas.

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His experiences on the iconic 500-mile road ran the gamut from breathtaking vistas, to intense weather, to swarms of hungry mosquitos, to memorable interactions with locals and fellow travelers, to trip-end mechanicals. We’ll let the engaging half-hour video speak for itself, and you can watch it in its entirely below, paired with a selection of still photos.

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