Nahanni Range Road, Yukon Territory

Alaska Highway - Beaver Creek YT to Delta AK

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Beaver Creek - km 1934 (historical milepost 1202)

My hometown is the most westerly community in Canada. It is also where construction crews made the final connection of the Alaska Highway on October 28, 1942. 

Beaver Creek, Yukon
Beaver Creek - September 1993

Beaver Creek Tourist Information Centre on Alaska Highway in Yukon
Tourist Information Centre in Beaver Creek - the first one for travellers headed south into Yukon - August 2010

Beaver Creek, Yukon
Aerial view of Beaver Creek - September 1986

Beaver Creek Yukon in Winter
"Main Street" Beaver Creek - view southbound on the Alaska Highway - December 1998

The two-room, eight-grades, school I attended is the building with the blue roof on the right.  Canada Customs was located in front of the three white houses lined up on the left.

The Canada Customs port of entry is now located a mile north of town, near the Beaver Creek airport.  This airfield was cut out of the bush almost single-handedly by my Dad in the early 1960s so he could enjoy his passion: flying.  The airport has since been expanded and is now operated by the Yukon government.

Beaver Creek airport, Yukon
View of Canada Customs and Stalberg Airfield from Red Hill, just north of Beaver Creek - June 2008

The community dedicated the airport to my dad, Jack Stalberg, and erected a monument in his honour.

Monument at Stalberg Airfield, Yukon
Monument at the airport near Beaver Creek, dedicated to my father Jack Stalberg - June 2008

Words on Jack Stalberg Monument, Beaver Creek Yukon
Text on the monument at Stalberg Airfield, dedicating the airport to my Dad, Jack Stalberg - June 2008

looking west north of Beaver Creek, Yukon from the Alaska Highway
View west of Alaska Highway between Beaver Creek and the Alaska Border - June 2008

looking west from Alaska Hghway near border, Yukon
View west of Alaska Highway between Beaver Creek and the Alaska Border - June 2008

Yukon/Alaska Border - historical milepost 1221

The signs at the Yukon/Alaska border have changed over the years, from rustic to more grand.  I liked the sign shown below and think it unfortunate that it is gone now.

Alaska Facts sign at Alaska Yukon border
Sign at the Yukon/Alaska border - September 1986

Picture - Yukon/Alaska border
Sign at the Yukon/Alaska border - September 1986

Ten years later, the signage had changed.

Alaska Yukon border, Alaska Highway
Yukon/Alaska border - September 1995

And fifteen years later in 2010 ... the signs change but not the landscape!

Yukon border at Alaska on Alaska Highway
Signs as travellers cross into Yukon at the border - August 2010

Going the other way, into Alaska, the signs have also changed.
This rustic sign is no longer there ...

Welcome to Alaska sign at border on Alaska Highway
Sign at the Yukon/Alaska border - September 1993

Welcome to Alaska sign on the Alaska Highway
On the Alaska Highway ready to enter Alaska - August 2010

Sign at Yukon Alaska border on Alaska Highway
In 2010, these temporary signs also greeted visitors to Alaska - August 2010

In 2010 we camped at the recreation site/campground at Deadman Lake.  The location is beautiful.  The campsites are rustic and not well-suited to RVs longer than 40'.

Deadman Lake campground on Alaska Highway
View from Deadman Lake campground towards the Wrangell Mountains - August 2010

Junction of Alaska Highway & Taylor Highway in Alaska
Junction of the Taylor Highway which leads to Dawson City in the Yukon - August 2010

Delta Junction - End of the Alaska Highway sign, Alaska
The END of the Alaska Highway at Delta Junction, ALASKA - September 2010

Delta Junction, Alaska -- Historical Mile 1422 --  is officially the end of the Alaska Highway.  The asphalt continues towards Fairbanks as the Richardson Highway.  Fairbanks had its own sign in 1986 - this sign might not be there now.

Fairbanks sign, Alaska
Sign at Fairbanks, Alaska - September 1986