The primary purpose of this website is to inspire would-be travelers. If I’ve succeeded, and you’re ready to start planning a road trip of your own, the best site on the web for that purpose is my personal favorite: RoadTrip America.

R.T.A. offers a wealth of resources for road trippers: a user forum, where any questions you might have will be answered by an informal panel of experts, as well as a searchable archive of forum threads and articles about every route and destination you can think of. They also have a very cool interactive mapping program that pops up unique tidbits of useful information about all the roadside attractions along any highway in North America.

I’ve been a Contributing Writer for RoadTrip America since 2016, and my first assignment was to create some of those Roadside Attraction pop-ups for the Alaska Highway, along with a few more for my home state of Arizona.

Each of the slides in the gallery below contains a link to one of my mini-articles on the R.T.A. site. Check ’em out! Nearly all of them include a link back to this site, although many of those links are to photo galleries that are still being re-constructed, so they’ll simply send you back to my Home Page.

Betatakin

Built by the Anasazi in the mid 13th Century, Betatakin is one of three major cliff dwellings at Navajo National Monument.

Lower Antelope Canyon

“Both sections of the canyon have the same extraordinary, swirling sandstone formations, but the lower canyon has a more intimate feel.”

Signpost Forest

One of the most famous landmarks on the Alaska Highway. 

Muncho Lake

Muncho Lake, in the heart of the northernmost section of the Canadian Rockies, is considered by many to be the most beautiful lake along the Alaska Highway.

Kluane Lake

“One of the stand-out highlights for anyone who drives the Alaska Highway.”

Mile 1422: Delta Junction

The original “End of the Alaska Highway.” 

The World Eskimo Indian Olympics

A fascinating adaptation of survival skills that are rapidly disappearing in remote villages.

Chena Hot Springs

A Fairbanks favorite for generations.

McCarthy Road

 Wrangell-St. Elias National Park.

Nabesna Road

One of two entry points for vehicular traffic into the otherwise trackless, mountainous wilderness of Wrangell St. Elias, the largest National Park in the U.S. 

Teklanika River Campground

The Teklanika River Campground is at Mile 29 on the Denali Park Road.

Savage River Check Station

Private vehicles are not allowed on the Denali Park Road beyond mile 15, the Savage River Bridge. 

Eielson Visitor's Center

Mile 66 on the Denali Park Road. 

Wonder Lake

Mile 85 on the Denali Park Road.

Stony Hill Scenic Overlook

Mile 60 on the Denali Park Road.

Polychrome Overlook

A spectacular scene, almost unearthly in its magnificence.

Reflection Pond

The best spot in the National Park to capture a photo of Mt. Denali reflected in the still waters of an alpine lake.

Top of the World Highway

One of the western hemisphere’s most northerly highways. 

George Black Ferry - Yukon Territory

There is no bridge across the Yukon River at Dawson City, Yukon. Instead, travelers must use the George Black Ferry. 

Klondike Highway, Yukon Territory

The highway roughly parallels the route taken by tens of thousands of hopeful prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1890’s.

Lake Laberge - Whitehorse, Yukon Territory

The setting for the fictional stories and poems written by Robert William Service about life in the Yukon at the turn of the 20th century.