I do believe y'all have talked us out of driving to Prudhoe! Maybe we can get in on a tour from Fairbanks and let the tour company buy tires and winshield. 10 yrs ago we drove our motor home up to Fairbanks but didn't do the haul road then either.

The Richardson, on the other hand, sounds like something we will do. Missed that too on previous trip. Our son is coming from MN (flying) in late June and will meet us in Anchorage, but he only has a week. Wants to see Denali.

Thanks much for all the comments. We are really looking forward to this trip and hope to fill in most of the voids from 10 yrs ago. Faribanks and Valdez were our favorites from that trip. No barging for us.

Hope y'all have a great '13 and stay well (flu down here has got a real grip on the elderly).

Cheers.