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This article inspired me to browse Google Maps around the area. Surprisingly I found this US/Canada border crossing that is completely unguarded: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dawson,+YT,+Canada/@62.615... Literally just signs by the side of the road. Even the Top of the World Highway has a Customs inspection shack (which is farther north and seemingly more remote).
This article inspired me to browse Google Maps around the area. Surprisingly I found this US/Canada border crossing that is completely unguarded: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dawson,+YT,+Canada/@62.615... Literally just signs by the side of the road. Even the Top of the World Highway has a Customs inspection shack (which is farther north and seemingly more remote).
This reminds me of Fermont[1], a remote Canadian city in northern Quebec that I visited when I was young. There is this 1.3 km long building shaped like a wall with all services, shops, restaurants and apartments in it. The wall protects the rest of the city from northern winds. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fermont
Also reminds me of some French ski resorts - I think Tignes Le Lac has one huge long building, one of the area of La Plagne as well.
http://images.dunordausud.fr/HIVER/plagneaime/station/plagne...
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Probably because an EMP would fry most electric devices? I'm not sure it would affect the heating (there's likely electricity involved, but I'm not sure how an EMP might affect it precisely), but the GP might have thought along those lines.
An EMP means we're at nuclear war with a superpower, and Alaskans likely defend themselves with guns, not lasers.
This article inspired me to browse Google Maps around the area. Surprisingly I found this US/Canada border crossing that is completely unguarded: https://www.google.com/maps/place/Dawson,+YT,+Canada/@62.615... Literally just signs by the side of the road. Even the Top of the World Highway has a Customs inspection shack (which is farther north and seemingly more remote).
Imagine getting a flat tire in that spot and not having a spare..
Photographer has more photos here: http://reedyoung.com/project/whittier-alaska/r-young-whittie... Also the full version of the article in OP's link
There are some great images here: http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Whittier.htm This one gives a great aerial view of the town: http://www.wildnatureimages.com/Aerial_Photos_Whittier.htm It is one huge parking lot.
W00h! I grew up in Whittier, AK. Ask me Anything! Haha, seriously, I moved to Whittier at the age of 2 in 1974 and lived there until 1986. The big change there since I left has been the tunnel. When I was there you had to drive your car up onto a railroad flatcar (and pay a steep ticket price) to get out. Anchorage is only 55 miles away, but really it's two mountains away. The railroad sold passenger service only as…
