May 1, 2013 Entering Alaska

The welcome to Alaska sign is actually before the border crossing into the USA from Canada.

There is a section of about 20 miles between the border crossing into the USA/Alaska and the entrance to Canada when driving south.

 

We arrived behind a Uhaul truck which took some time to clear but our entry was quick and easy.

The Alaska Highway seems to be much better (smoother so far) after we crossed the border.

Looking towards the Wrangel/St. Elias Mountains

There are a number of ways the DOT marks the highways, railings, etc. for the snow plows.  We think this is an interesting way to mark the edge of the highway so the plows will avoid hitting the

markers.  The top of the markers are approximately 10 to 12 feet high.  They do get a lot of snow in this area and the plows attempt to open the road as quickly as possible during or after a storm.