the highway to Alaska was pushed through difficult terrain. Nowadays, tourism is the driving force of the economy, as thousands of recreational vehicles bring tourists northward. Apart from flying in, there are two road access routes from British Columbia, and four from Alaska. Most of the highways are paved, with the exception of the Dempster, which takes adventurous travellers far north past Inuvik in the Northwest Territories to the shores of the Arctic Ocean – the only way one can reach the ocean by land. Inset maps of Whitehorse (the capital), Dawson City (gold rush historic town), and Watson Lake (main entry point) are included. The second side is almost as important, as it covers northern BC and the Alaskan Panhandle from Fort Nelson north into the Yukon, from Skagway and Haines north, and from Watson Lake south along the scenic Stewart Highway. Routes followed by ferries and cruise ships through the coastal islands are also shown.