out the road - Emily Mesner Photography

Cordova, a rural Alaska fishing community on the eastern edge...

James Reilly uses rounds as hearing protection while target shooting...

Sun rays seep through branches as dust from the road...

J.J. Stevenson holds the heart of a cow moose during...

Moss covers the floor of the Chugach National Forest outside...

Tony Rodrigues hands a kite to his son, Jase Rodrigues, near mile...

Dirty water, splashed up from a pothole, drips down a windshield....

Leo Vargas and Jim Holley at the 27-mile sand dunes with...

A pallet painted as an american and alaska flag rests in...

Josh and Skyla Hallquist on four wheelers at mile 27 of...

Four wheeler tracks in the sand at mile 27 of...

Jocelyn Layte holds the bears bread mushrooms she gathered out...

The intersection of the Copper River Highway and Chase Avenue. ...

A bloodied rope rests on a trailer next to a...

Quintin Muma practices shooting at mile 36 of the highway...

A sheet of ice blankets the road near mile 33...

Jocelyn Layte waves to a passing car on the highway....

A frosted leaf dangles from a branch near mile 13...

Wendy Ranney near Alaganik on Jan. 1, 2020.

Minerals gather along a sandy bank of the Copper River....

A car travels east towards the end of the road,...

Sue and Mike Mesner hike along the Pipeline Lakes Trail. ...

Moss partially covers a tree in the Chugach National Forest....

A "severe bridge damage" sign at mile 36 marks the end...

Teal Barmore's car on Main Street on Jan. 1, 2020....

The sun sets around 4 p.m., seen from the ice...

Mile marker 29 of the Copper River Highway on Saturday,...

A snow-covered vehicle rests in the 12-mile airport parking lot on...

The Copper River, seen from mile 27 bridge.

Sheridan Glacier during sunset.

James Griffith at mile 36 of the highway on Tuesday,...

A windstorm blows sand over the highway at mile 27....

From left, Maya Russin, Mariella Giron, Mika Johnson and Mikita...

The Copper River Highway, right before pavement ends at mile...

Native Village of Eyak employees watch a helicopter take a...

Tia Wade searches for moose as her mom drives slowly...

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