Looking east along Alaska's Glen Highway, toward Mount Drum (Elevation 12,002 Feet) at the intersection of the highway and the under-construction Trans-Alaska Pipeline in August 1974. The 48-inch diameter pipeline will cross the roadway between the two vehicles. The exact point is marked by a pair of wooden stakes along the right shoulder at Mile 673. #

Alki Beach on Puget Sound, a favorite resort for residents of Seattle. A child plays at the water's edge while his mother and a friend fish and dig for clams. In background is the Olympic Mountain Range, May 1973. #

Left: Demolition and clearing in downtown Spokane, Washington, one year before opening day of Expo '74, May 1973. Right: The Lake Washington Ship Canal system, Seattle, Washington, at sunset, in March of 1973. In the foreground, the Evergreen Point Floating Bridge crosses Lake Washington, at center is the channel joining Lake Washington, Lake Union, and Puget Sound (background). #

The country's fuel shortage led to problems for motorists in finding gas as well as paying much more for it, and resulted in theft from cars left unprotected. This Portland father and son made a sign warning thieves of the possible consequences, April 1974. #

School children were forced to use their bicycles on field trips during the fuel crisis in the winter of 1974. There was not enough gasoline for school buses to be used for extracurricular activities, even during dark and rainy weather. #

"Turn Off the Damn Lights" sticker in a Portland business office, October 1973. The slogan was displayed widely, showing the seriousness of the energy situation in Oregon during the fall of 1973. #

Horses in a pasture in front of the home of Jerri Fisher. He lives in the countryside near Poulsbo. Beyond the white house is his "second generation" home, in an area which will be affected by population growth when the Navy's proposed Trident submarine base is built nearby, October 1974. #

At the Thunderbird Motel, one of many new businesses that have sprung up along the banks of the Columbia River in Portland, Oregon. In the background is the interstate bridge, May 1973. #

Photographer Dennis Cowals traveled to Alaska to document the landscape as construction on the Trans-Alaska Pipeline had just begun. Here, a caribou crosses a gravel roadway near Mile 0, northern Alaska, August 1973. #

The Alaska Ferry M/V Bartlett, heading west across Prince William Sound, Alaska. Columbia Glacier appears in the background, August 1974. In the 40 years since this photo was taken, Columbia Glacier has melted dramatically, retreating more than 10 miles back up the valley at upper left. #

A view west toward Worthington Glacier and Thompson Pass (Elevation 2,771 Feet), near Valdez, Alaska. Here the pipeline will parallel the Richardson Highway west of the roadway on a line that will place the pipeline between the snout of the glacier and the road. Mile 754-760, Alaska Pipeline Route, August 1974. #

A sea level view floating in Valdez Arm, looking southeast toward the terminal site. The construction camp is seen at the left with mobile living quarters awaiting placement at the right. mile 789, Alaska Pipeline Route, August 1974. The terminal, when completed, would have four berths for oil tankers to fill their holds, and 18 holding tanks, capable of storing 8.8 million barrels of crude oil. #

Having spent two hours creeping up on them, photographer Dennis Cowals prepares to take pictures of Dall Sheep as they come down toward the West Lick, one of two salt licks on either end of the Atigun Gorge, Alaska. This view looks south into the Brooks Range, August 1973. #