Leaving Deadhorse

Days Walking - 42

We're Leaving Deadhorse.

Getting a late start, yes but it's really hard to leave hot showers, warm beds and real delicioso food behind. We should still make some good miles today, since sunset isn't till about 8pm.

Walking a beautiful Man Made Road instead of God Forsaken Tundra (Alaska I Love You Baby, Don't Be Mad) will greatly increase our travel time, even if it is icy, and even if will have to offer succor / right of way to the big scary trucks.

Where are we headed?
SOUTH on The Dalton Highway.
(I'll give you the lowdown on its sordid past tonight) There are a number of small work camps, one of the larger of which is called Coldfoot.

The nearest stop of any size appears to be a place about 60 miles South called '355 Mile Wayside'. That will probably be the next place with an actual porcelain potty.

Scratch that, I aint succoring nobody.
What kind of word is that anyway?

Heather! Per your sage advice, after what might be the last shower of my life (is this how the extreme elderly think about bathing?) I did not apply deodorant or antiperspirant or any perfume or chemical odors of any kind. (Supposedly, I'm going to remain fresh as a lotus blossom for weeks on end without bathing.) You'd better be right or I will not answer your questions ever again. (See? Me listen what you say)

Speaking of questions, I will answer them tonight
(tomorrow's post from your pov).

Robin - Liv Tyler! Big Grin!! Really??
Sigh, no I wish someone had said such a thing to me ever in my life. Want to get married? When someone compares you to an elfin maiden, that's how you know that they are The One.

I asked Gabe about my resemblance to Tolkienian Movie Adapted Characters, specifically those Scions of Rock N Roll Legends, and he used his spoon to fwipp yogurt on me, and then he laughed and laughed and asked me where I was getting these highminded views of myself. He said if a guy asked me that question, they were looking to get into my pants.

Janine, thanks for the link to urban dictionary. I wish that my mention was more positive, but it's like Oscar sez: "There is only one thing in the world worse than being talked about, and that is not being talked about."

As for the offside comments from Lucas, I don't know about this guy. Should I change my settings to block people who are too chicken to link to their own blogs? God forbid someone judge/comment on their cleverness, sexyness level, or lack of. Would that be too harsh? Votes? I mean, I love comments but some people...

Also, on the questions front - I do mean to answer each and every valid query, so if I miss one, feel free to remind me, email it to me, pin a note to my jumper, whatever it takes. Sometimes a question slips through the cracks, and I don't want anyone to feel ignored/sad.

Litany Webb, signing off

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