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Drive 3
Richardson Highway
Onceavitalcorridorforearlyprospectorsofgold,theRichardsonHighwayhasan
abundance of treasures that still rewards travelers today, from glacier-clad peaks
and alpine wildflowers to its life-sustaining rivers and peaceful little towns.
Length:
About370miles,withmilemarkers(roadsidesigns)beginning4milesoutside
Valdez and ending with 364 in Fairbanks
When to go:
Summer; July is the warmest month, with daytime highs about 60°-70°F.
Road is usually open in winter.
Words to the wise:
Many roads are damaged by frost heaves.
Nearby attractions:
Fielding Lake State Recreation Site, Rte. 8, west of Paxson; Chit-
ina, southeast of Copper Center
Further information:
Alaska Travel Industry Association
Valdez Convention and Visitors Bureau
1.
Tanana River
A few miles out of Fairbanks, the hub of Alaska's interior, Rte. 2 meets with and then, for
the most part, parallels the Tanana River.The waterway springshighinthe Wrangell Moun-
tains, where the summer meltwater trickles from beneath glaciers. Here the Tanana flows
for long stretches in a braided channel, with interweaving streamlets of silver-gray till-laden
water coursing down the gravel bed.
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