If you should need assistance while on the road system, you will find the local residents traveling the road system more than willing to help. This road leads northwest to the village of Teller, an authentic, subsistence Eskimo village with a population of 247 people. The scenery along the way is spectacular. The herd of reindeer you are likely to see grazing in the tundra along the way is owned by a family in Teller and are part of the 25,000 reindeer that roam the Seward Peninsula. In Teller, you will find one small local store and gift shop.
Native crafts are often available from the local people.
The drive to Teller will take approximately two hours one way. In the distance, along the side of the hills, look for straight horizontal lines. These are ditches that were dug, by hand, to transport water to the claims years ago. Some old railroad bridges and tracks are still visible. Approximately 10 miles from Nome is the Dexter Roadhouse, rumored to have once been owned by Wyatt Earp.