What kind of overall shape in the highway in on the drive?

All paved! Only about 30 miles was dirt in construction areas. Some of the pavement is rough and buckled, though, due to permafrost problems. Many roadhouses have closed because the road is too fast and now people whiz by!

love the pictures Glenn wow.

I was in and around Fairbanks for 16 months and never saw a bear. Playing army gave me months of time in the boonies too.

These are plain gorgeous.

No, Utah is "gorges". Alaska is mostly trees.