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Moose and Midnight Sunsets: A Father-Son Drive up the Alaska-Canadian Highway
Travel Blog • Eva Holland • 07.07.08 | 12:00 PM ET
Fifty years ago, Roger Norum’s father and grandfather drove the Alaska-Canadian Highway from Dawson Creek, British Columbia, to Fairbanks, Alaska. In this Guardian essay, Norum and his father re-create the trip—and drive each other just a little crazy in the process. It’s a fun read.
Photo by stevelyon via Flickr (Creative Commons)
Eva Holland is co-editor of World Hum. She is a former associate editor at Up Here and Up Here Business magazines, and a contributor to Vela. She's based in Canada's Yukon territory.
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