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  Alaska at AllExperts
It is bordered by Yukon Territory and British Columbia, Canada to the east, the Gulf of Alaska and the Pacific Ocean to the south, the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea to the west, and the Beaufort Sea and the Arctic Ocean to the north.
Alaska is the largest state in the United States in terms of land area (it is larger in area than all but 18 of the world's nations) at 570,374 square miles (1,477,261 km²), over twice as large as Texas, the next largest state.
Alaska Natives, while organized in and around their communities, are often active within the Native corporations which have been given ownership over large tracts of land, and thus need to deliberate resource conservation and development issues.
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 NORTH to ARCTIC ALASKA | Central, Circle, Chandalar, Prudhoe Bay, Chena & Manley Hot Springs, Coldfoot, Deadhorse, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
In Circle, Alaska the population was spread out with 29.0% under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 30.0% from 45 to 64, and 4.0% who were 65 years of age or older.
As of the 2000 census, the population of Coldfoot, Alaska was 13.
In Coldfoot, Alaska the population is spread out with 23.1% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 38.5% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 0.0% who are 65 years of age or older.
www.bearfootguides.com /communities/northtt/northtt.htm   (2917 words)

  
 Coldfoot, Alaska
Coldfoot is classified as an isolated village, but it is a little more than just a wide spot in the road.
Coldfoot, Alaska is the staging area for flights into Gates of the Arctic National Park.
Coldfoot, Alaska was a booming place at that time with a gambling hall, two roadhouses, half a dozen saloons, a post office (it resumed operation in 1986) and a brothel.
www.myalaskan.com /alaska-towns/coldfoot.html   (525 words)

  
 Alaska
Alaska (IPA:) is a U.S. state, located on the northwest tier of North America.
The Alaska Panhandle, also known as Southeast Alaska, is home to many of Alaska's larger towns including Juneau, tidewater glaciers and extensive forests.
Alaska is administratively divided into "boroughs," as opposed to "counties." The function is the same, but whereas most states use a three-tiered system of decentralisation - state/county/township - Alaska only uses two tiers - state/borough.
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 Stories 8
Coldfoot is a privately owned truck stop, with a motel, a good cafe, gas, and less traffic than any lower 48 truck stop.
Fortunately the Coldfoot secret future federal prison is still behind the trees, not in sight of the Haul Road, but no doubt the government will pay some "save the wilderness" bureaucrats to slash the forest and erect more ugly signs to pander the illusion that their 6.7 million dollar Propaganda Center is a popular attraction.
The Alaska State Government, currently under the Murkowski Family Regime of nepotists and other intellectually void drones, like the feds, are so zealously attempting to stop everyone from doing anything, under penalty of fines and jail, they even want to stop the people from getting back from where they were not allowed to go.
www.alaskastories.com /Stories8.html   (5831 words)

  
 Cold Foot Camp
At its height, Coldfoot had one gambling hall, two roadhouses, seven saloons and 10 "working girls" (many of the local creeks are named for these friendly women).
Coldfoot was just a memory and many of the buildings in Coldfoot were used for firewood or brought to Wiseman.
The truckers found that Coldfoot was a convenient halfway place to stop and wanted to help make it a more comfortable place to relax while having a cup of coffee and something to eat.
www.coldfootcamp.com /index.cfm?fuseaction=history   (360 words)

  
 Coldfoot, Alaska Copywriters - Copy Writer
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Click here to learn more about why a Marketingtool.com Coldfoot copy writer featured listing is one of the best methods of advertising your business.
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 Arctic Circle Aurora Adventure | Alaska Wildland Adventures
Coldfoot's far north location places it one of the world's best aurora viewing areas.
Although rustic by urban standards, Coldfoot Camp is clean and each room features two twin beds and private bath facilities in each of the rooms, a luxury in the remote wilderness of Alaska's Arctic.
Enjoy an afternoon exploring the Brooks Mountain range on a drive north from Coldfoot on the Dalton Highway as far north as Atigun Pass (weather permitting).
www.alaskawildland.com /arctic-circle-aurora-adventure.htm   (488 words)

  
 Coldfoot Class E Airspace
The proposed airspace is sufficient to contain aircraft executing the new instrument procedures at the Coldfoot Airport.
Under that section, the FAA is charged with prescribing regulations to ensure the safe and efficient use of the navigable airspace.
This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it proposes to establish Class E airspace sufficient to contain aircraft executing the new instrument approaches at Coldfoot Airport and represents the FAA's continuing effort to safely and efficiently use the navigable airspace.
www.alaska.faa.gov /at/nprm/coldfoot.htm   (1259 words)

  
 Alaska's Feature 1998
The Dalton Highway in northern Alaska stretches from Livengood (83 miles north of Fairbanks) to Deadhorse and the oilfields of Prudhoe Bay.
Coldfoot got its name in 1900 when one would-be Gold Rush-er made it as far as Slate Creek, got cold feet, and hightailed it back home.
And the Coldfoot Visitor Center enhances their journey to discover, understand, and enjoy this spectacular land.
www.blm.gov /education/feature/1998/alaska/akfeature.html   (914 words)

  
 Alaska.com | Other cities & towns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Coldfoot, Alaska, sits at the mouth of Slate Creek on the east bank of the Middle Fork Koyukuk River, at Milepost 175 of the Dalton Highway.
Coldfoot, population 13, is a highway stop on what used to be called the North Slope Haul Road.
Most employment is in government and services to road travelers -- motels, a restaurant, a gas and service station, RV park and dump station, an Alaska state trooper, a state Fish and Wildlife Protection officer and a U.S. Bureau of Land Management field office.
www.alaska.com /places/cities/other_cities/story/4565654p-4889896c.html   (611 words)

  
 Coldfoot Camp: Mile 175 Dalton Highway | Coldfoot Camp
Alaska's Arctic is a region that has long captured the imagination of travelers from around the world.
Guests include travelers exploring the region on their own or with a group, workers staying at the Camp while on a remote job, or truckers seeking coffee and a rest break.
Coldfoot Camp is open year-round and features a great cafe, rustic, yet clean overnight accommodations, tour services, fuel, and tire repair.
www.coldfootcamp.com   (189 words)

  
 Alaska Roads - Dalton Highway Photo Journey
North of Coldfoot is the longest service-free stretch of highway in North America -- no gas, no restaurants, no motels, no nothing (except awesome scenery) for over 240 miles.
A few photos were taken on my return trip to Alaska in summer 2001 which included just the first few miles of the highway's southern end.
The Dalton Highway was long the highest-numbered route in Alaska, until 2001 when the Klondike Highway from Skagway in southeast Alaska to the Canadian border was designated as route 98 (for the gold rush of 1898).
www.alaskaroads.com /photos-Dalton-Hwy.htm   (999 words)

  
 Coldfoot   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Originally named Slate Creek, Coldfoot was founded as a gold-mining camp in 1898.
At its turn-of-the-century peak, Coldfoot boasted a gambling hall, two roadhouses, seven saloons, a post office and a brothel.
The former mining camp was reincarnated as a construction camp while the pipeline was being built.
prudhoebay.com /communities_ColdFoot.htm   (220 words)

  
 Even The Eskimos Froze -- Monday, Feb. 13, 1989 -- Page 1 -- TIME
But last week no one in Coldfoot -- or anywhere else in Alaska -- was in much of a mood to laugh about the temperature.
As for Coldfoot, an unconfirmed reading there two weeks ago put the temperature at -82 degrees, colder than the official North American record of -81 degrees set in the Canadian Yukon in 1947.
Alaska Governor Steve Cowper declared a state of emergency, requesting everyone to stay indoors as much as possible.
www.time.com /time/magazine/article/0,9171,956953,00.html   (792 words)

  
 Coldfoot Photo Gallery by Henk Binnendijk at pbase.com
Coldfoot, in the southern foothills of the Brooks Range, was a goldmining center in the early 1900's and served as a construction camp for the Alaska Pipeline in the 1970's.
Five miles north of Coldfoot on the Dalton are Marion Creek Campground (BLM) and Marion Creek trailhead.
Flew in with a tour - Northern Alaska touring Company - went up to Wiseman and stopped for a brief visit to the northernmost flushing toilets in America.
www.pbase.com /henkbinnendijk/coldfoot   (209 words)

  
 Alaska.com | Other cities & towns   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
On and off the road system, Alaska is dotted with cities, towns and villages that give the state its real character.
From quaint fishing ports to remote Native villages to industrial company towns, the "other half" of Alaska's population is dispersed over an area larger than most countries and sometimes as challenging to get to.
Most visitors to these mostly rural communities pass through Alaska's largest cities: Anchorage, Fairbanks and Juneau.
www.alaska.com /places/cities/other_cities/story/4565654p-4538456c.html   (289 words)

  
 PRESS RELEASE Little Squaw Provides Update on Chandalar Road Access   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
On April 11, 2005 the State of Alaska (the plaintiff) filed a lawsuit against the United States and sixteen companies and individuals (the defendants) to gain quiet title to the state's rights-of-way for the historic Coldfoot to Chandalar Lake Trail.
The importance of this issue was underscored by Alaska Governor Frank Murkowski when he took a dog sled ride over the trail the same day the suit was launched.
The Dalton Highway, which parallels the Trans Alaska Pipeline, is the only road to the Prudhoe Bay oil fields on Alaska's North Slope, and it is linked to the state's highway network.
www.marketwire.com /mw/release_html_b1?release_id=115752   (832 words)

  
 Alaska Hotsprings DualSport Motorcycle Tour   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Arrival at the airport in Alaska, transfer to the BandB in Anchorage.
After a stop in Fairbanks, we follow the Dalton Highway north, to the vast interior of Alaska.
Superb views of the Alaska Range from the south and chance to see Mt. McKinley from the Denali and Parks Highways.
www.admo-tours.com /motorcycle/tours/usa/alaska/hotsprings.htm   (864 words)

  
 Summer and Winter jobs at Camp Coldfoot in Alaska
Coldfoot Camp is nestled in the Brooks Mountain Range at mile 175 of the Dalton Highway,
After nearly 70 years as a ghost town, from 1974—1977 Coldfoot sprung to life once again —– serving as a construction camp for many of the 1000’s of construction workers of the Trans Alaska Pipeline.
Today the area is visited by those working and playing in the region —– including truckers hauling supplies to the oil fields of Prudhoe Bay; construction workers working on highway and pipeline projects; and wilderness adventurers seeking to explore the remote wilds of the central Brooks Range.
www.coolworks.com /coldfootcamp   (303 words)

  
 Aurora Borealis Vacations from Alaskatours.com
Fairbanks is the hub for winter activities and is situated in the midst of the “Aurora Belt”.
In the early evening, arrive in Coldfoot in time to enjoy Alaska's Arctic on your own, perhaps with an optional Aurora Borealis viewing tour to nearby Wiseman.
Days 3 and 4: Spend time experiencing Alaska's Arctic with a variety of optional tours, such as an excursion further north into to the Brooks Mountain Range along the Dalton Highway, dog sledding with a local musher, or additional Aurora viewing in the town of Wiseman.
www.alaskatours.com /winter/aurora_viewing.htm   (1051 words)

  
 Alaska Travel - Alaska Insight Travel Guide
Far North Alaska is land where legends are passed from generation to generation filled with rich history and natural wonders.
A four-day expedition exploring Alaska’s Arctic in the vast wilderness that includes hiking and rafting on the border of the Gates of the Arctic National Park and short hikes near the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR).
Northern Alaska Tour company, the pioneers of Arctic Circle touring on Alaska’s Dalton Highway, invite you to experience for yourself the legendary hospitality and authentic interpretation of our one day and overnight Arctic Adventures.
www.alaskainsight.com /bestfarnorth.html   (977 words)

  
 www.ilovealaska.com/
Location: Coldfoot is located at the mouth of Slate Creek on the east bank of the Middle Fork Koyukuk River.
It lies at Milepost 175 of the Dalton Highway, formerly known as the North Slope Haul Road.
History: Originally named Slate Creek, Coldfoot reportedly got its name in 1900 when gold prospectors traveled up the Koyukuk to this point, then got "cold feet," turned around, and departed.
www.ilovealaska.com /alaska/cities.cfm?cityid=64   (225 words)

  
 Coldfoot Class E Airspace   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
New Class E controlled airspace extending upward from 700 feet above the surface in the Coldfoot Airport area is established by this action.
The intended effect of this rule is to provide adequate controlled airspace for IFR operations at Coldfoot Airport, Coldfoot, Alaska.
This regulation is within the scope of that authority because it creates Class E airspace sufficient in size to contain aircraft executing instrument procedures for the Coldfoot Airport and represents the FAA's continuing effort to safely and efficiently use the navigable airspace.
www.alaska.faa.gov /at/Finalrules/coldfoot.htm   (873 words)

  
 Holland America Alaska Cruisetour Optional Land Excursions
Enjoy a guided day tour with the opportunity to view Alaska's brown bears in their natural habitat.
Personally guided by a local naturalist guide, you are dropped off after a short helicopter flight to the open wilderness of Alaska’s backcountry.
This is the perfect ride for those who want a real taste of Alaska but who don’t want to brave four hours in the saddle.
www.alaskacruises.com /alaska_hollandamerica_info.asp?pageID=613   (1543 words)

  
 Joy, Coldfoot, Deadhorse, and the Arco Polarbear Club   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-04)
Coldfoot, Alaska, halfway between Fairbanks and Prudhoe Bay, is a popular stop.
Back in Fairbanks I did as I was told to by Chuck, who I’ve met in Coldfoot on that first night above the Arctic Circle, and went to ‘Ivory Jacks’, a true roadhouse in the Alaskan roadhouse tradition at the north side of the city.
So as it was getting closer and closer to my final departure from Alaska and the American continent, I had to figure out something to do with the car that had taken me over some 9,000 miles from Banner Elk, North Carolina to Alaska without one single flat tire and without showing any weakness.
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 Arctic Circle Aurora Adventure
Although rustic by urban standards, Coldfoot Camp is clean and each room features two twin beds and private bath facilities in each of the rooms - a luxury in the remote wilderness of Alaska's Arctic.
Coldfoot's far north Arctic location also places it in one of the world's best aurora viewing areas.
Due to the short travel season here in Alaska, we cannot make exceptions to our cancellation or change policies for any reason, (including medical or family emergencies).
www.alaskantoursandvacations.com /OurFavoriteTours/ArcticCircleAuroraAdventure.htm   (1223 words)

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