Route 97 is one of the longest north-south highways in North America. It extends from Weed, California through Oregon and Washington before crossing the Canadian border into British Columbia. It becomes the Alaska Highway in Dawson Creek, BC, before concluding in Watson Lake, Yukon. Route 97 stretches 4,130 km (2,566 mi) through the semi-arid desert, interior rainforest, golden grasslands, mountain ranges and urban centres, making for a scenic journey north to Alaska.
Anchored in the east by the Columbia Mountain Range and in the west by the Cascade Range, the Columbia Cascades of Route 97 is a diverse section of the highway where lakes and rivers connect sagebrush desert to valley peaks.
