Our Longest Drive Episode Four Photo Gallery
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Alaska HighwaySpectacular vistas the length of the Alaska Highway, a paved road the US Army Corps of Engineers built in record time during WWII.
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Mike has a View, tooVic hoists Mike up so that he can see the verdant scenery along the Alaska Highway. Theres tundra ahead.
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Bullwinkle?Nah, its just a baby moose without a rack of antlers. Moose cause most driving fatalities because their bodies are the height of the windshield.
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Uphill Climb from HereEven the wildlife is finding that the road from here runs uphill. Were only five days from Inuvik.
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Easy DriversDan and Vic stand on the shores of Teslin Lake, a lake that runs 86 miles between British Columbia and the Yukon.
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Sportinâ a Day-old GrowthJim poses for a photo on the banks of Teslin Lake, an unlikely spot for a man who fears ledges.
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Twin PeaksA mirrored image of the mountains is reflected in the still waters of Teslin Lake, British Columbia.
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Ta-ton-kaYou expect to see bison roaming on the prairie. But in British Columbia, they live among the trees.
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Boulevard of Posted DreamsYou feel like a fool if you leave the Sign Post Forest in Watson Lake, Yukon without tacking a message to the walls.
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Sign Post ForestThe first person to leave a souvenir was a homesick G.I. in 1942. Now there are over 75,000 signs.
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In the Dot of the Dot.comJim had Vic drive his nail through the dot in the dot.com of the impromptu cardboard sign the golfers crafted.
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Bridge over Peaceful WatersOur Longest Drive continued past this viewing spot over the bridge into Teslin, Yukon and on to Skagway, Alaska.
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Bennett Lake, YukonSkagway, Alaska up ahead ' Capital of the Klondike. (Note the dents in the safety rails at side of road.)
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Empty StreetsTraffic on the streets of Skagway, AK comes and goes with the arrival and departure of cruise ships.
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Train Conductor Meets MikeDan is not giving anyone the finger in this shot taken on the White Pass & Yukon Railway platform. Train-happy traveler is glad to be here.
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White Pass & Yukon Railway TrainNarrow-gauge train chugs up 3000 feet into the mountains between Alaska and Canada. Prospectors built the rails during the Klondike Gold Rush.
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Border CrossingVic, Dan, Jim and Mike had 1000 miles to drive when their RV reached Alaska, the last of seven US states that they visited.
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Jack Londonâs CabinThe sod on the roof provided warmth. The building on stilts was where The Call of the Wild author stored his food while wintering in Dawson City, YK.
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Weathered Art at Pit StopPetrified tree trunk fronts a roadside restaurant near Fort Nelson, BC where Vic bought home-made pie for the cast and crew.
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Chainsaw DinosaursDiscretion prevented Mikes cherry wood urn from being entered into the International Chainsaw Carving Championships in Chetwynd, British Columbia.
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Train StationDan, Mike and Jim awaiting the departure of the White Pass & Yukon Railway train from Skagway, AK, USA to Carcross, Yukon, Canada.
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Klondike MikeIts what all the tourists do in Whitehorse, capital city of the Yukon.