The Alaska Highway :

Whitehorse, Yukon to The Alaska Border Crossing

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

Whitehorse City Center	CBC Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon
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Heading west toward the Alaska border, near Haines Junction at the eastern edge of the St. Ellias Mountains	Heading west toward the Alaska border, near Haines Junction at the eastern edge of the St. Ellias Mountains
Heading west toward the Alaska border, near Haines Junction at the eastern edge of the St. Ellias Mountains	Heading west toward the Alaska border, near Haines Junction at the eastern edge of the St. Ellias Mountains
Heading northwest toward the Alaska border, near Haines Junction at the eastern edge of the St. Ellias Mountains	Heading northwest toward the Alaska border, near Haines Junction at the eastern edge of the St. Ellias Mountains
Road conditions continued to deteriorate with more and more of these sections of loose gravel and dust	Kluane Lake, midway between Whitehorse, Yukon  and the Alaska border
The Alaska Highway is undergoing some major repairs.	Note the huge potholes ahead of our vehicle
The further north we went, we found the road more torn up with many potholes and numerous gravel sections where the asphalt had to be removed after breaking up	Slowing down for the road hazards allowed us to at least more easily see the wildlife along side the road.
The freshly groomed gravel made the road smooth but flying rocks from other vehicles was a hazard	Another abandoned motel and service center along the Alaska Highway
There may be a connection to a changing climate and reduction in caribou herd numbers in this area	The road is paved along this portion, however there were occasional deep potholes
The road is paved along this portion, however there were occasional deep potholes	A photogenic rainbow appears as we approach the Alaska border along the Alaska Highway
A young moose suddenly runs out in front of our vehicle	and then decides to retreat to the woods
	The sun comes out as we reach the Alaska border crossing
	Only 200 more miles to Delta Junction, the official end of the Alaska Highway and only another 98 miles to Fairbanks