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Daybreak North | Aug 27, 2012 | 6:33

Norwegian mother-daughter team researching road trips on the Alaska Highway

A Norwegian mother-daughter team is putting themselves as subjects in their own research. The pair traveled up the Alaska Highway this summer to research the way people experience road trips. They spoke to Daybreak North about their findings from Haines, Alaska.

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