A Guide to Alaska-Yukon Highways

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Steamboat Mountain Lodge, at Historic Mile 351 (Km 532), in October 2002.

Below, a panoramic view from near the summit of Steamboat Mountain, Km 534. The view is across the Muskwa River valley to the Rocky Mountains.

Heading north, down from Steamboat Summit.

Steamboat Mountain was one of the legendary "bad spots" on the Alcan. This photo from October 2002 shows the old road and the new bypass, completed in 1998.

The Tetsa River at about Km 573.

Truth in advertising - yes, Virginia, there are caribou on the highway! This is in Stone Mountain Provincial Park in October 2002.

Northbound along Summit Lake, BC.

Below, a panorama of the MacDonald River Valley at Historic Mile 396 (Km 602). October 2002.

Northbound at about Historic Mile 415 (Km 636) on January 27, 2003. This flat light, quite common in the winter, makes seeing the shoulder berms and other irregularities quite difficult.

The community of Toad River, BC as seen northbound in October 2002.

Northbound, a couple of miles north of Toad River, BC (Historic Mile 422, Km 647). January 27, 2003.

Northbound at the top of Peterson Hill, about Mile 445 (Km 682). January 27, 2003. When meeting large vehicles after a snowfall, you're going to be completely blinded by the blowing snow for several seconds, so slow down!

Clearing the highway after a heavy dump of snow overnight. The plow is southbound at about Mile 460 on January 27, 2003. After one more pass of the plow, the road reports will call this "normal winter driving conditions" (yes, I am serious!).

Liard Hot Springs in December 1999. Summer or winter, the springs are a great spot to take a break from the road. For more information, click here.

The new and old bridges at Coal River, Historic Mile 533 (Km 822). Photo taken in very heavy rain in early October 2002, soon after the new bridge had opened.

The Air Force Lodge in Watson Lake, Yukon (Historic Mile 635), is a restored Air Force barracks. Just down the road is the famous Signpost Forest. This photo was taken in late September 2002.

Looking north up the highway near the Continental Divide in September 2002.

The community of Swift River, Yukon - Historic Mile 733. Looking southbound in early October 2002.

Below, a panoramic view over the Swift River valley from a mountaintop north of the community of Swift River, Yukon. This spot is accessed by a rough road that climbs up to a microwave tower. September 2002.

The view southbound at Historic Mile 863 (just south of Jake's Corner, Yukon) as seen in May 1998. White Mountain is a popular hiking destination for locals, with a good, though steep trail going up the back side.

The southern entrance to Whitehorse, with the sternwheeler Klondike sitting on the bank of the Yukon River, on September 13, 2001. For more photos of Whitehorse, click here.

To Page 3, west of Whitehorse to Delta Junction

All photos are © 1998-2007 by Murray Lundberg, and are not to be reproduced without permission.

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References & Further Reading:

• Alaska Highway & Canol Bibliography
• Ken Coates - North to Alaska (Toronto, ON: McLelland & Stewart, 1992)
  
• Murray Lundberg - Alaska Highway (Whitehorse, YT: Webster, 1999)
  
• The Milepost (Bothell, WA: Alaska Northwest, 1998)
  
• Hope Morritt - Land of the Fireweed: A Young Woman's Story of Alaska Highway Construction Days (Edmonds, WA: Alaska Northwest, 1985)
  
• Iris Woolcock - The Road North: A Woman's Adventure Driving the Alaska Highway, 1947-1948 (Puffin Press, 1990)

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