Alaska Highway traffic

Just a short note from back on the Alaska Highway this morning before I head back into the rocks, bound for Revelstoke. Many people researching their drive to the Yukon and Alaska hear about the lack of traffic on the road, but what exactly does that mean? Here’s the actual count of vehicles that I met in a typical hour, recorded on May 7th between 11:15 and 12:15 as I was southbound north of Watson Lake (so these vehicles were northbound):

• private cars, pickups etc: 13
• RVs of all types: 6
• Tractor-trailer rigs: 6
• Other commercial: 2

Below, Cranberry Rapids on the Liard River, May 7th, 2009.