The
Dreaded Alcan Highway in 1964
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Canadian Customs at Beaver Creek in April of 1964. Dewey Palmer’s red Chevrolet is in
foreground, and Nolan Bailey’s red 1962 Buick Special is next to the yellow
moving van. Even though the
Firebirds had been briefed that pistols could be carried through Canada in a
locked and sealed container, it was not true. Nolan had to find a post office and ship several revolvers
and pistols to himself at Elmendorf. |
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In 1964, the Alaska Highway (Alcan) was 1,187 miles of gravel
road. The Milepost
was used to plan gasoline and
lodging stops along the way.
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Many of the Firebirds had never seen mountains, from ground level, before moving to Alaska. Some had never seen this much snow at
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