and rivers.
The glacier soil these roads are built on are simply not suitable for road embankments. Even the newer road construction has the same frost heaves as the older roads. The US and Canada are working together to find better ways to deal with the permafrost!
Next stop Beaver Creek with another great visitor's center!
AN EMOTIONAL MOMENT FOR CHARLIE AS HIS DREAM COMES TRUE!!
The Alaska Highway from the Canadian border to Delta Junction, AK is designated the "Purple Heart Trail" in honor of our veterans and their sacrifice!
The roads did get a lot better when we entered the USA, but the frost heaves were still there and the research is going on in several places.
Some people love to write messages in the sand. This was gray ash looking sand on the slopes along the highway! This is for my sister Judy!! Can you believe with all the writing that I got a picture of this message??
Grandeur! Magnificent! Majestic!
The St. Elias and Wrangell Mountain Ranges!
Mount Sanford 16,237 feet
We almost missed it behind the clouds at first!
Below is Mount Drum, 12,010 feet
The mountain ranges in this large area include 9 of the 16 highest peaks in the US!
Canada has been full of wonderful people, mountains, and views, BUT
it is really good to be in OUR COUNTRY, with OUR MONEY,
OUR PHONE SERVICE, and OUR MILES!!
I don't understand what you mean by "Our phone service" as I've never noticed any difference in the phone service in either country whether it's a land line or cellular. Please explain.
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