iv yet ta see the 3rd season start up yet......although i knew it premeired last sunday......i was at a la quita inn in huntsville and of course that was onnea the few channels not offered........
......although the first series left somewaht ta be desired.......the second season got somewhat better.......
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the first year was filmed outta yellowknife northwest territory canada.....
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the second year was filmed outta inuvic northwest teritory canada...
.....the 3rd one appears ta be in alaska......
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....onea the allstars that now works for me now .....was runnin the ;;;haul road;;; [the dalton highway] all last winter [workin ferra different company] while the film crews where there....[outta fairbanks alaska]
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....there was lottsa comments on the history channel site fer several years now bought goin ta alaska and filmin the ;;haul road;; .....and i guess they toke the advice.....
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while down here in the lowere 48 ......i get asked all the time if iam onea those ;;;ice road truckers;;;;......lottsa people think thats all there is up north....and they dont realize that the ice road season is very short....[we actualy have summers also...sometime close ta 100 degrees].......[but iv also been out runnin at minus 78F ..ambiant...no wind chill factor involved]
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...when asked ....i have ta reply.... yes ...iv done lotta ice road truckin myself[includin many loads out on the beauford sea]..........but.....many dont realize that many [mosta] times ,the real challenge.is gettin ta the ice roads!!!!!.....
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fer me....goin ta prudoe bay issa 375 trip onna 2 lane blacktop....anda addtional 517 miles up the narrow gravel dalton highway[haul road] .........each way....
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think iv posted some pics before.........but ill see if iv got anymore when i get back up north again.......
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even though i aint been on the dalton hwy since last october myself.......somea my ;;;buds;; may show up on some segment though...
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..gotta few trips fer this summer goin up the dalton myself[after the film crew;s gone]
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....weeell see ............but it may be worth watchin this year