Saturday, June 13, 2009

The Alaska Highway

Today we began a 215 drive on the Alaska Highway. Although we're still technically in British Columbia, we're traveling on the Alaska Highway.

The Alaska Highway begins at Mile Zero in Dawson Creek, BC. The first 613 miles of the Alaska Highway are in British Columbia where it is designated as BC Highway 97 North. The highway travels in a northwesterly direction to the Yukon Territory border near Watson Lake.

The entire distance from Dawson Creek, BC to Fairbanks, Alaska is about 1,500 miles through some of the most unforgiving country in the world. Although it goes where "no man had gone before", it is a beautiful drive.

On our drive today, Jerry had her trusty camera ready and took some pictures to give you some idea of the beauty of this country. Get your pop corn ready and enjoy the pictures.

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