THE ALASKA HIGHWAY - 1970

It was the adventure of a lifetime! Our little family of five headed for Alaska. Over 3600 miles of highway, 1200 miles of it gravel.

The gravel roads were fine - some of the way, but full of potholes and mud the rest of the way.

We saw mile after mile of wilderness filled valleys and snow tipped mountains.

So beautiful! We had a 35 mm camera back then and little money, so pictures were a rare thing - a thing to be rationed.

The children, ages 5, 9 and 11, were tired and restless.The back seat of our two-door LTD was getting smaller and smaller.  Hey! A great idea up ahead!

 From below the foot-bridge we got this shot of the kids walking off their boredom.

The Miles Canyon footbridge is a few miles outside of Whitehorse, Yukon.

These pictures should jog our memories and plant the seeds of anticipation as we prepare to make our 46th trip along the same route this summer.