The Alaska Highway

The Alaska Highway :

Dawson Creek to The Rocky Mountains in British Columbia.


20 miles from Dawson Creek, a smooth well paved road.	Approaching the Peace River Bridge

A natural gas line crossing the Peace River	Looking west along the Peace River

One of many warnings about wildlife on the roads	One of many abandoned service areas along the Highway

Midway between Dawson Creek and Fort Nelson	The first view of the Rocky Mountains along the Highway

About 100 miles south of Fort Nelson	About 50 miles south of Fort Nelson.

20 miles west of Fort Nelson is a highway up to the southern portion of the Northwest Territories. We instead continued on the Alaska Highway & entered the Northwest Territories in the northern Yukon much later in this trip.	According to the RCMP, almost all accidents are single vehicle accidents along this highway and result from #1 hitting a wild animal, or #2 driving too fast for road conditions or, #3 falling asleep while driving.

The Alaska Highway enters the Rocky Mountains	The Alaska Highway enters the Rocky Mountains

The last of the excellent road conditions	The first of many road breaks with a loose gravel

The rough winter conditions breaks up this road each year	The pavement abruptly ends with a dusty loose gravel.

This is another abandoned business along the Highway	This is near the Continental Divide

Summit Lake as the Highway reaches its highest point	the Alaska Highway enters a spectacular canyon

Wildlife along the highway at the summit	spectacular mountain views along the road

Late afternoon, first day on the Alaska Highway	Late afternoon, first day on the Alaska Highway