Apr. 13—Overwhelming scenery. Overwhelming distances. Overwhelming daylight. Overwhelming adventure. That word — overwhelming — describes the more than 1,400-mile Alaska-Canadian Highway (ALCAN) that ...

KETCHIKAN — Minutes after the M/V Kennicott pulled away from its terminal in the Tongass Narrows on a late February journey up the Inside Passage, emergency lights flickered on, barely visible under a ...

Gov. Mike Dunleavy and the Premier of the Yukon Ranj Pillai, pose for a photo in the Cabinet office during a visit to Whitehorse on Thursday, February 8, 2024. (Photo by Justin Kennedy/Government of ...

Repairs to a section of the Alaska Highway in British Columbia near the Yukon border are expected to take more than a month before the road can reopen fully again, according to Canadian authorities.

After a morning of abject confusion on the part of the British Columbia and federal governments, the Alaska Highway south of Watson Lake reopened at about 3 p.m. Monday, although it remains limited to ...

A section of the Alaska Highway in British Columbia near the Yukon border has reopened to one lane of traffic after the road was washed out by flooding on Friday, Canadian authorities said. A portion ...

Editor’s Note: The Caprock Chronicles are edited by Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, TTU Libraries. This week’s Caprock Chronicles is written by John McCullough, author and aviation historian of ...

The Alaska Highway (also known as the Alaskan Highway, Alaska-Canadian Highway, or ALCAN Highway) was constructed during World War II for the purpose of connecting the contiguous United States to ...

Have you ever driven the Alcan — or just wished you could? The 1,520-mile road through Canada and Alaska is a magnet for adventurous travelers. There are some hardships: rough pavement, dust, mud, and ...

Editor’s Note: Jack Becker, Librarian Emeritus, TTU Libraries is the editor of Caprock Chronicles. He can be reached [email protected]. This week’s Caprock Chronicles is written by John McCullough ...