"Top of the World Highway", 

Telin Junction, Alaska to Dawson, Yukon, Canada - - July  2008

Photo Set Two

This spectacular highway runs from the Alaska/Yukon border to Dawson City, Yukon.
This photo tour begins with the Taylor highway (Alaska Highway 5) at Tetlin Junction, Alaska (which is just east of Tok, Alaska and on the Alaska Highway, up to the Yukon border, where it joins the "Top of the World Highway".  The Taylor Highway is 105 miles long ending at the Yukon border crossing and the "Top of the World" Highway, is 65 miles long ending in Dawson, Yukon.

ALL Photos © K. Dewey, School of Natural Resources, Applied Climate Sciences, UNL.

Boundary, Alaska near the Yukon border.  Population 8. Boundary, Alaska
Boundary, Alaska lodge Boundary, Alaska cabins
At the Alaska-Yukon border looking west At the Alaska-Yukon border looking east
Right at the border crossing Right at the border crossing.  Note, population = 2
Border crossing east bound into The Yukon, Canadian customs Border crossing, looking back west from just inside the Yukon
Border crossing, looking back west from just inside the Yukon Start of the "Top of the World" Highway
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It was early July, but there was still snow remaining on the ground Top of the World!  Click HERE to see a much larger version
Heading downhill to Dawson City First view of Dawson City looking east from the highway
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And suddenly there was no more road! Dawson City is on the other side of the Yukon River.
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A ferry is used during the ice free season to get across the Yukon River Driving onto the car ferry
Crossing the Yukon River and approaching Dawson The parking break is on and there is a small wheel chuck
helping keep the car on the ferry
 
Looking back at the ferry from Dawson.  The truck on the ferry
took up all the available space as the ferry heads back to the west