Steese Hwy: Along the Road

Today was the second of our long toad-driving days exploring Alaskan Highways in the area that dead-end at rivers.

The first one was a few days ago — the Elliott Hwy ... from our base at the Olnes Pond Campground. The river in that case was the Tanana. Frankly, we didn’t think that road was worth the time we spent driving 304.6 miles R/T. But as I noted then, if you don’t do it, you don’t know.

The highway we drove today was the Steese ... from our base at Glass Park @ Fort Wainwright. This time the river was the Yukon. We felt the 322 R/T miles we put on the toad was worth it as there were enough “rewards” along the way ... both scenery and sightseeing-wise.

Here are a few of the general stops we made.Read more