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OT:Alaska and US Map with roads steve 08-15-2008
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Posted by steve on August 15, 2008, 11:49 pm


I was cleaning out folders on my computer and ran across this image that I
really think helps explain the size of Alaska and the isolation of people
not living near the road system. The overlay of Alaska shows how big our
state is. The other point is that the red lines are the major and rural
highways that our state has. Notice how few. The blue lines are the rural
and state highways that exist in the states that the map of Alaska overlays.
You can see why we fly everywhere outside of the major towns that we have.
Literally no road exist. The red line road that goes to the top of the
state is deceptive in one way. It is a highway but is not open to the
public. It is the supply highway, formally named the Dalton Highway and
locally called the Haul Road. It is primarily used by supply trucks to
Prudhoe Bay for the oil companies.

Just thought that you might like the info and perspective for a change.

http://picasaweb.google.com/RainbowMoose/Map/photo#5234955233928621282

Steve
Alaska



Posted by Lenore L on August 16, 2008, 12:03 am


WOW! What a visual. Thanks for sharing this.

Happy quilting,

Lenore


>I was cleaning out folders on my computer and ran across this image that I
> really think helps explain the size of Alaska and the isolation of people
> not living near the road system. The overlay of Alaska shows how big our
> state is. The other point is that the red lines are the major and rural
> highways that our state has. Notice how few. The blue lines are the
> rural
> and state highways that exist in the states that the map of Alaska
> overlays.
> You can see why we fly everywhere outside of the major towns that we have.
> Literally no road exist. The red line road that goes to the top of the
> state is deceptive in one way. It is a highway but is not open to the
> public. It is the supply highway, formally named the Dalton Highway and
> locally called the Haul Road. It is primarily used by supply trucks to
> Prudhoe Bay for the oil companies.
>
> Just thought that you might like the info and perspective for a change.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/RainbowMoose/Map/photo#5234955233928621282
>
> Steve
> Alaska
>
>



Posted by Taria on August 16, 2008, 12:04 am


That is cool. DD is a cartographer/GIS person so we like maps. Not
many roads but you don't have many people either. That is the good news.
DH spent 2 years in Fairbanks in the early 60's. He saw the map and
said you don't have roads but you have airstrips everywhere. What
a different way of living from So. Cal.!
Thanks for sharing.
Taria

steve wrote:
> I was cleaning out folders on my computer and ran across this image that I
> really think helps explain the size of Alaska and the isolation of people
> not living near the road system. The overlay of Alaska shows how big our
> state is. The other point is that the red lines are the major and rural
> highways that our state has. Notice how few. The blue lines are the rural
> and state highways that exist in the states that the map of Alaska overlays.
> You can see why we fly everywhere outside of the major towns that we have.
> Literally no road exist. The red line road that goes to the top of the
> state is deceptive in one way. It is a highway but is not open to the
> public. It is the supply highway, formally named the Dalton Highway and
> locally called the Haul Road. It is primarily used by supply trucks to
> Prudhoe Bay for the oil companies.
>
> Just thought that you might like the info and perspective for a change.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/RainbowMoose/Map/photo#5234955233928621282
>
> Steve
> Alaska
>
>


Posted by steve on August 16, 2008, 12:11 am


And if not airstrips, then floats instead of wheels and a lake or river will
do. That is one experience I haven't had yet. Lake Hood, right by the
Anchorage airport, has float planes all the way around its shore and a
"canal" down the middle of the lake between two islands is the designated
runway on the lake. Mirror Lake and Fire Lake near our house also have
plenty of floatplanes as well.

Steve


That is cool. DD is a cartographer/GIS person so we like maps. Not
many roads but you don't have many people either. That is the good news.
DH spent 2 years in Fairbanks in the early 60's. He saw the map and
said you don't have roads but you have airstrips everywhere. What
a different way of living from So. Cal.!
Thanks for sharing.
Taria

steve wrote:
> I was cleaning out folders on my computer and ran across this image that I
> really think helps explain the size of Alaska and the isolation of people
> not living near the road system. The overlay of Alaska shows how big our
> state is. The other point is that the red lines are the major and rural
> highways that our state has. Notice how few. The blue lines are the
> rural
> and state highways that exist in the states that the map of Alaska
> overlays.
> You can see why we fly everywhere outside of the major towns that we have.
> Literally no road exist. The red line road that goes to the top of the
> state is deceptive in one way. It is a highway but is not open to the
> public. It is the supply highway, formally named the Dalton Highway and
> locally called the Haul Road. It is primarily used by supply trucks to
> Prudhoe Bay for the oil companies.
>
> Just thought that you might like the info and perspective for a change.
>
> http://picasaweb.google.com/RainbowMoose/Map/photo#5234955233928621282
>
> Steve
> Alaska
>
>



Posted by Donna in Idaho on August 16, 2008, 12:24 am


That was one of the things that tickled me when we were in Anchorage.
Although I knew that float planes were used extensively in Alaska, I just
never thought of the fact that there would be a "water" port for those float
planes! I just figured they landed on whatever lake was convenient!

Donna in SW Idaho

> And if not airstrips, then floats instead of wheels and a lake or river
> will
> do. That is one experience I haven't had yet. Lake Hood, right by the
> Anchorage airport, has float planes all the way around its shore and a
> "canal" down the middle of the lake between two islands is the designated
> runway on the lake. Mirror Lake and Fire Lake near our house also have
> plenty of floatplanes as well.
>
> Steve



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