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The following pictures are from
my hike over this famous trail
100 years later.
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A bird's eye view of the American Side |
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Man, it was a rough trip just to get here. Can't wait to see what the next 33 miles is going to be like! |
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sturdier bridges. |
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here 100 years ago. |
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Canyon City - Mi. 7.8 |
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warming cabin. |
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Canyon City |
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left by rangers. |
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powered the tram out of Canyon City. |
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coming out of old Canyon City. |
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are easier if you use both hands! |
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up there. Taiya River far below... for a while. |
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through a rain forest! |
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These things are fun! |
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Sheep Camp - mi. 13 |
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SHEEP CAMP NEXT CAMPING AREA HAPPY CAMP 8 MILES ALLOW 10 HOURS |
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Bear Pole. All food is hung here as soon as you get to the campground. |
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beside trail. |
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tram tower. |
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what we just climbed. Taken from the Scales. |
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First look at the Golden Stairs - first notch on left. Many artifacts left here by Stampeders. |
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false summit. |
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presumed to be left from one of the early continuous cable trams. |
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3,739 feet! Looking into Canada. Happy Camp is still 4 hours away! |
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Canadian side of the Chilkoot Pass. |
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The first I've seen for miles! |
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Where is Happy Camp? |
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Keep well back! |
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Word on the trail was that a female hiker fell through this snow bridge and survived - just wet and cold. |
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mi. 20.5 Happy to get here. Happy to leave! |
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Grayling Creek. |
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Eleven graves from the winter of 1897 - 1898. Lake Bennet in background. |
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and Lake. |
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our destination. |
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at old trapper cabin in the pouring rain. |
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A little wet, but ..... |
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gateway to the goldfields in background. The journey led another 500 miles to Dawson City from here 100 years ago. |
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and Lake Bennett. |
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of 1897 - 98 St. Andrews Church was abandoned by its congregation when the ice on Lake Bennett went out in the spring! |
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waiting at Bennett Station to take us home. |
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