| The 300 mile stretch of the Alaska highway
from Fort Nelson to Watson Lake is considered by many to be the most scenic
part of the highway. Summit Lake, is the highest
elevation on the Alaska Highway and Muncho Lake
is thought to be the most beautiful and is also considered by many to be
one of the most beautiful lakes in the world. Photos below. |
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May 28, 2009, Summit lake
is still partially frozen. |
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Mountains, scenery &
roads near Summit Lake |
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| Photos are taken out the window of the moving
RV - and the front window is tinted at the top, thus the dark blue in the
sky of some pictures and some photos may have a window reflection. As you
can see from the size of the roads, the RV is just too big to pull over
for photos shots. |
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| MUNCHO LAKE - The Alaska Highway skirts the
shore of Muncho Lake for 7 miles and offers unparalleled views of the blue-green
waters. On this date, March 28, 2009 Muncho Lake is still partially frozen
with blue-green ice. |
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| This area presented a major obstacle to the
construction crews in 1942. The wonderful color of the water is attributed
to copper oxide leaching into the lake. Fishing is good for lake trout,
white-fish, grayling and burbot. Stone sheep, goats, moose, caribou and
grizzlies abound. |
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