Then it was on to Anchorage, Denali and Fairbanks. From there, the two made a last-minute decision to take a slight detour to Prudhoe Bay by way of the infamous Dalton Highway. The desolate road didn’t disappoint. It was dotted with grizzly bears and musk ox. Covered in snow, shrouded by fog, followed by the occasional torrential downpour—what would be nightmarish conditions for the average driver were actually dream conditions for these pro adventurers.
On the way home, they added another detour in Jasper and Banff, Alberta. The two eventually crossed the border in Washington and made their way down south to Oregon for a quick pit stop before the final leg back to Colorado.
Over the course of a couple of months, Lund and Coucke clocked more than 9,000 miles. That’s just shy of what the average driver puts on the odometer in a year. But mile after mile, through tough roads and even tougher conditions, the Tundra never faltered. Trip of a lifetime? Not if they do it again. For now, they’re on to the next.