Above: Alaska Highway Roadhouse, Yukon Territory, Canada.
A RARE GLIMPSE OF A BYGONE ERA.
Welcome back. In the past couple of posts, I presented photographs showcasing the remote northern beauty of YUKON TERRITORY along the ALASKA HIGHWAY.
I’m happy to share more of the photography series with an introduction to a bygone era: the ALASKA HIGHWAY ROADHOUSE.
HISTORY: THE ALASKA HIGHWAY ROADHOUSE.
Many Alaska Highway roadhouses evolved from American military camps built during the construction of the 2,700 kilometre highway completed in 1942.
It may not look like much, however a roadhouse offered respite from harsh weather conditions with a place to sleep, meals and gasoline, and were spaced no more than a day's drive apart.
THE YUKON TERRITORY SERIES.
Originally photographed in 2015, it’s incredibly interesting to revisit these photographs almost 8 years later, and have the opportunity to perform more work on them. One of the details I’m taken with are the snow-capped mountain peaks. Though it was summer, snow is visible year-round.
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Airstreaming to Alaska - Chapter 20: South to the Lower 48
Our Alaska overland adventure, beginning in San Diego, had finally come to an end - but endings don't come fast in Alaska. The adventure isn't really over until you reach the lower 48, almost 2,000 miles away. Click the link below to see beautiful photos.
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Map of Yukon's municipalities. (Cities/Towns) Original Post:
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i drove across bc/yukon in one night, during which i picked up 4 hitchhikers, was stopped twice by the rcmp, saw 4 grizzlies, ran out of gas and then hitched a lift fifty kms with an old woman and her orange cat mr. grumpypuss
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The North American Indigenous Games (NAIG) in Halifax, Nova Scotia has come to an end with Team Yukon finishing with 39 medals — 20 gold, 10 silver and nine bronze.
Team Yukon had a contingent of more than 130 athletes, coaches and mission staff. Eight Yukon communities including Watson Lake, Dawson City, Mayo, Teslin, Carmacks, Haines Junction, Pelly Crossing, Ross River and Whitehorse represented the territory.
The multi-sport competition had representatives from 756 Indigenous nations in North America to celebrate, share and reconnect through sports and culture.
The Games ran from July 15 to 23 in the territories of Kjipuktuk Dartmouth and Millbrook First Nations. Team Yukon represented the territory in 11 sports.
A July 24 release from the Yukon government said a cultural contingent and Yukon First Nation elders shared their stories with more than 3,000 participants from across North America. [...]
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Tagging: @politicsofcanada
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also, there's a posting with the village of Haines Junction that pays 76k.
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The Haines Highway from Haines Junction, Yukon to Haines, Alaska was one of the most scenic yet! We drove it today and arrived in Haines this afternoon.
Check out the views!
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Haines Junction, Yukon, Canada. [OC] [2863x2868]
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There's a fat disgusting white pig in my cul de sac who some Washington asshole employs. I'm.sure it's Amazon, Google, Microsoft, Facebook, etc
This fucking hole will never be my home.
Here's my list of paranoia - 4 solid years of almost car accidents, some really close, getting a ticket for reckless driving, white apologies, more scumbag CBP & rude cops in 2 countries than any sane woman would want to.punch in the face. An almost divorce, having to raise two small children, get taxed up the ass, give to charity, school lockdowns, 2 kids with possible mild autism, imbeciles doctors, imbecile therapists, the creepiest neighbors on the planet eye raping at a pool and soooo much more. More ruined birthday parties, anniversary, vacations with obnoxious rude white women. Indian women are close second
Some female fuck lives with pig who smells like a repugnant shiny pedophile.
So again. Here's a fucking reminder of how many years of harassment that is. When you set a protective order against someone you fucking cunts. Try due process. It's not like your country is anything but a racist shit hole that sponsors terrorism. 🖕🖕
https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/2023/09/19/who-is-hardeep-singh-nijjar-sikh-canada-killed/
My favorite was when the car alarm across the street would go off whenever my husband and I would be having sex. Or how people would be standing outside my house at 3am in pissing rain when no animal is to be seen.
But I can pay more property tax and HOA fees for your welfare state to violate my rights..
A particular fuck you to the 'only India can produces engineers H1b visa program". Great science is done around the world.
Fucking ugly fat ugly revolting asshole. That would make me proud of myself too.
It would make me smug.
We've moved 2 times in the last 10 years. I don't want my children fucking near you disgusting fucking pigs.
No diversity training makes you a man, it doesn't stop marital rape, and hating of daughters. When an asshole stalks a child on your dime I'm fucking sure that's your liability. You can call me paranoid and delusional until your blue in the face you fucking pig. It doesn't make you anything more than the pathetic fuck you are.
Pay me out. I'm sure I won't see 20 uhauls in Haines junction if I fucking choose to live there.
I'm sick of being a man on your behalf.
PS I fucking promise you I WILL NEVER turn the other cheek again.
Evolution of an idiot. Ikea, fed governor at sfu, real estate bubbles, unfunded liabilities, water crises,GFC, foreclosures, bailouts, Facebook, Cambridge analytics, rcmp, Obama, go home, dumbing down stem in bc, Amanda Todd, white jeep, jeep, yellow jeep, raped Indian women, with umbrellas, fat depressed white women, ugly white pedophiles, see something say something, teach me a lesson, protective orders, Woodinville Washington, my mother's stroke, Oregon plates in bc. Just a taster of my beautiful mind.
Wow what a life of the mind. It's like the worst black mirror episode on the fucking planet.
Excuse the brevity of this response. I'm too tired being a responsible adult. I'm sure I could write a PhD about your corruption.
Did you fucking want to tell me about CASTE asshole.
Total plot twist and nail chewer
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Apply now: https://canadianjobbank.org/cleaner-rooms-4/
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Above: Alaska Highway Roadhouse 3, Yukon Territory, Canada.
A THIRD RARE GLIMPSE OF A BYGONE ERA.
Welcome back. IN AN EARLIER POST, I presented the first photograph of a bygone era: the ALASKA HIGHWAY ROADHOUSE.
These roadhouse photographs are from a series showcasing the remote northern beauty of YUKON TERRITORY along the ALASKA HIGHWAY.
HISTORY: THE ALASKA HIGHWAY ROADHOUSE.
Many Alaska Highway roadhouses evolved from American military camps built during the construction of the 2,700 kilometre highway completed in 1942.
It may not look like much, however a roadhouse offered respite from harsh weather conditions with a place to sleep, meals and gasoline, and were spaced no more than a day's drive apart.
THE YUKON TERRITORY SERIES.
Originally photographed in 2015, it’s incredibly interesting to revisit these photographs almost 8 years later, and have the opportunity to perform more work on them. One of the details I’m taken with are the snow-capped mountain peaks. Though it was summer, snow is visible year-round.
ALASKA ROADHOUSE 3: SHOP FINE ART PRINTS.
One version of ALASKA HIGHWAY ROADHOUSE 3 is available.
ALASKA HIGHWAY ROADHOUSE 3 FULL FRAME
Choose traditional silver-halide, archival giclée or gallery-wrapped canvas prints. Order via my online gallery or CONTACT ME. I’ll ensure you’re ordering exactly what you want.
Thank you for visiting. See you next time.
SEE MORE DEAN OROS FINE ART PHOTOGRAPHY.
Curated collections of my photographs are available to enjoy in your home, office or retail space.
Virtual Gallery: DEANOROSPHOTO.COM
Social: INSTAGRAM | FACEBOOK | TWITTER
artistry + documentary
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July 29. Another slow going day as this is the worse stretch of roads. Tok to Destruction Bay YT. We went about300 miles. We had a 45 minute delay with road work!!
Camped along a river in Haines Junction YT. Quill Creek. Beautiful spot. The campgrounds that we would like were full
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CANADA - YUKON
2023 July 6 (Thu) – We departed Skagway, Alaska, at 8 a.m. for our drive to Haines Junction in the Yukon. The campground is not much to look at and when we arrived, the clerk showed us a map with 16 sites assigned to us. We told her we needed 19. She moved one person from a pull-thru to a back-in site (that didn’t free up anything) and she moved another person to a dry spot. That still only gave us 17 campsites. We managed to maneuver things and get 18 into campsites with full hook-up. Paul and I had to make do with 15-amp and water shared with someone else. It was just for one night but annoying, nonetheless.
I walked across the street to the cultural center. I have been playing the Yukon poster contest – find posters located at various locations around the territory. One was in the cultural center and another in the visitor center next door. I found both and took their picture. On the way back to the campground, I was awestruck by the beauty of the scene. The campground stood at the base of a mountain range. It was beautiful.
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Day 11 June 6 Haines Junction - Ibex Valley 119km
First stop this morning was just 400m up the road for a donut to have later.
The first few kms were a bit tough with wind and hills until the road swept around to the east. Yes! Another tailwind! This is a photo looking back up the road in the direction I had come
This is a photo of what the scenery on the left was beginning to look like.
Google maps had said the road was mainly flat and it was actually pretty close. There were a few hills at the beginning, not too terrible. I just want to give a little shout out to Jason at Durban Cycles in Sutherland. He has actually managed to fix Shirley’s gears so I can easily change in and out of the small chain ring. And yes, I have been doing that, it makes life a lot easier. Bicycle mechanics all over the world have tried to achieve this over the past ten years…and failed. Thanks Jason! ( can someone drop in and thank him for me?)
I had the unexpected pleasure of an actual roadhouse….with coffee, at about 33km. I wasn’t going to waste a rare opportunity like this. The pastries in those places can be quite stale so I went for the ice-cream to go with my coffee.
Break over I continued on with a really easy, enjoyable ride.
After a while I could see something unusual in my rear vision mirror and it was gaining on me quickly.
Not a bear, but another cyclists. I assumed he was riding an e-bike judging by his speed, but no, he was just a really strong cyclist. He was from Brazil and didn’t speak much English. I couldn’t even understand his name. He took a couple of selfies while we were riding but I don’t know if I’ll ever get to see them.
He might be able to find me on Instagram.
He didn’t have panniers. Just stuff strapped to the handlebars, the cross bar and the back. Even without panniers I would never have kept up with him. After our brief chat he zoomed off into the distance very quickly. Maybe he was once a professional cyclist…..I’d like to think so.
At around 80kms I started looking for somewhere to stop for lunch. There was an excellent looking rest stop on my right , with no road access. I don’t know what the point of that is!
Eventually I just stopped by the roadside and climbed down to some rocks to sit on. I spent my break nervously scanning the trees for bears. The bear spray was left on the bike!
Only another 30kms to go so I moved on. It was a little cooler today so I stayed in long sleeves. I seemed to have a lot of easy slightly downhill riding but it was probably the tailwind helping.
To the left it was becoming very green
And there were some wild horses
To the right were lakes and snow covered mountains in the distance.
Very pretty!
I managed to miss my turnoff because my hostess had given directions coming from the other way. I was focused on reaching the km post she had mentioned and missed the driveway. Coming back I realised how much wind advantage I had enjoyed all day. It was quite difficult cycling back into it.
This is where I am staying.
It’s very rustic and I regret booking it. The hostess is a lovely young girl but I have been charged way too much for a cabin with no running water, no on-suite, no TV and NO WIFI. Grrrr. I’m going to complain to Airbnb tomorrow when I get to Whitehorse. It’s a good thing I was able to fix my Kindle this morning and load a new book.
Tomorrow is going to be a short day and I have arranged a Warmshowers stay in Whitehorse. I’ll probably have a rest day. I’m pretty excited because I’ve checked the map and it’s a real place…with a Walmart and McDonald’s and Tim Hortons. It’s been a while!
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