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The Alaska Highway

I have driven the Alaska Highway three times in the past couple years. Here are a collection of some of the photos I took on those trips. You can expect to see lots of wildlife and some spectacular scenery. You can also expect to pay higher gas prices, the highest I paid on my recent trip (October 2008) was well over $7/ gallon at Muncho Lake.
My Daughters Mazda at the start of the Alaska Highway
My Daughters Mazda at the start of the Alaska Highway		 Mile Zero sign at the start of the Alaska Highway
Mile Zero sign at the start of the Alaska Highway		 Fall colors near Dawson Creek
Fall colors near Dawson Creek		 Sunrise north of Fort Nelson
Sunrise north of Fort Nelson
Stone Mountain
Stone Mountain		 Summit Lake in June
Summit Lake in June		 Summit Lake in October
Summit Lake in October		 Spectacular Mountains virtually litter the highway
Spectacular Mountains virtually litter the highway
Unreal scenery the length of the Alaska Highway!
Unreal scenery the length of the Alaska Highway!		 Mountains at headwaters of Toad River
Mountains at headwaters of Toad River		 Folded Mountain
Folded Mountain		 Folded Mountain geology
Folded Mountain geology
Stone Sheep Resting on hill
Stone Sheep Resting on hill		 Stone sheep grazing near Stone Mountain
Stone sheep grazing near Stone Mountain		 Butt, Butt, Butt! South end of stone sheep going north
Butt, Butt, Butt! South end of stone sheep going north		 Stone Sheep Face
Stone Sheep Face
Stone Sheep
Stone Sheep		 Stone sheep side view
Stone sheep side view		 Muncho Lake looking to my left
Muncho Lake looking to my left		 Muncho Lake looking to my right
Muncho Lake looking to my right
Red Fox hunting mice, I saw it catch several, very efficient!
Red Fox hunting mice, I saw it catch several, very efficient!		 Fox's face
Fox's face		 Red Necked Phalarope
Red Necked Phalarope		 Liard River
Liard River
Liard Hot Springs origin information
Liard Hot Springs origin information		 Start of trail into Liard Hot Springs
Start of trail into Liard Hot Springs		 The scenery on the walk into Liard Hot Springs is very nice!
The scenery on the walk into Liard Hot Springs is very nice!		 Trail continues in woods, about a 10 minute hike into the hot springs
Trail continues in woods, about a 10 minute hike into the hot springs
Liard Hot Springs; a manditory stop on the Alaska Highway
Liard Hot Springs; a manditory stop on the Alaska Highway		 There are submerged benches in Liard
There are submerged benches in Liard		 Spillway between the middle & lower Liard hotspring pools
Spillway between the middle & lower Liard hotspring pools		 Lowest pool at Liard
Lowest pool at Liard
View from upper end of middle pool Liard
View from upper end of middle pool Liard		 The upper pool is the deepest at Liard Hot Springs
The upper pool is the deepest at Liard Hot Springs		 Sign Forest at Watson Lake
Sign Forest at Watson Lake		 Signs, signs, everywhere are signs...
Signs, signs, everywhere are signs...
Bison in the trees
Bison in the trees		 This is a spring photo of a bison along the road
This is a spring photo of a bison along the road		 This is an October photo, look at the change in the coat
This is an October photo, look at the change in the coat		 Teslin Junction
Teslin Junction
The long and winding road... At times it seemed endless!
The long and winding road... At times it seemed endless!		 Expect all sorts of birds along the way
Expect all sorts of birds along the way		 Coyote portrait
Coyote portrait		 Wiley taking a break! No stress there.
Wiley taking a break! No stress there.
Another moose. If you look close behind the antler you can see a mosquito
Another moose. If you look close behind the antler you can see a mosquito		 Miles canyon and footbridge near Whitehorse
Miles canyon and footbridge near Whitehorse		 Hydro dam on the Yukon River at Whitehorse
Hydro dam on the Yukon River at Whitehorse		 Spotted sandpiper on the bank of the Yukon River
Spotted sandpiper on the bank of the Yukon River
Bear in the morning, doesn't get much better than that!
Bear in the morning, doesn't get much better than that!		 Oops, little too close. Time to back up to the car!
Oops, little too close. Time to back up to the car!		 A common sight along most of the northern sections of road
A common sight along most of the northern sections of road		 Old falling down cabin
Old falling down cabin
Carcross desert sign on the Klondike Highway
Carcross desert sign on the Klondike Highway		 Carcross desert
Carcross desert		 Emerald Lake on the Klondike Highway
Emerald Lake on the Klondike Highway		 Sign explaining the colors in Emerald Lake
Sign explaining the colors in Emerald Lake
Bear munching horsetails along the road
Bear munching horsetails along the road		 Mmm fresh greens!
Mmm fresh greens!		 Black bear on side of road near Fort Nelson
Black bear on side of road near Fort Nelson		 As I get farther north (near Fort Nelson) most of the leaves are gone from the trees
As I get farther north (near Fort Nelson) most of the leaves are gone from the trees
Bull caribou with their harems were all over the roads
Bull caribou with their harems were all over the roads		 Bull caribou swimming a river
Bull caribou swimming a river		 There were deer all the way up the highway
There were deer all the way up the highway		 Mother and child
Mother and child
Stone Sheep really have very pretty eyes.
Stone Sheep really have very pretty eyes.		 Young of the year stone sheep
Young of the year stone sheep		 Toad River Lodge Sign
Toad River Lodge Sign		 Another bull caribou
Another bull caribou
Bull Caribou
Bull Caribou		 Caribou crossing river delta
Caribou crossing river delta		 One of hundreds (thousands maybe?) of mountain views
One of hundreds (thousands maybe?) of mountain views		 Magpie in flight
Magpie in flight
Old railroad tracks
Old railroad tracks		 Mountains
Mountains		 Brown bear with an itch near Haines Junction
Brown bear with an itch near Haines Junction		 I loved how the morning fog rolled over the mountains in Haines Junction.
I loved how the morning fog rolled over the mountains in Haines Junction.
Lynx near Haines Junction
Lynx near Haines Junction		 Fireweed is one of the first plants to recolonize burn areas.
Fireweed is one of the first plants to recolonize burn areas.		 Ptarmigan are plentiful in the northern reaches of the highway
Ptarmigan are plentiful in the northern reaches of the highway		 Gray Jay
Gray Jay
Bull moose feeding in a lake near Beaver Creek, Yukon
Bull moose feeding in a lake near Beaver Creek, Yukon		 Waterfalls near Haines Junction
Waterfalls near Haines Junction

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