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- Westminster Hotel
Westminster Hotel
Front walls look much better than side ones - Yukon Saw Mill Co
- Dawson City
- Dawson City Bed and Breakfast
Dawson City Bed and Breakfast - Klondike
- Klondike
Gold claim - Klondike
I had a sport utility vehicle - I could cross many streams without big problem - Klondike
Klondike Valley - Chicken
Chicken Community
In the late 1800's, early miners traveled far in search of gold. Food was sometimes scarce, but a particular area near the South Fork of the 40-Mile River was abundant in Ptarmigan,
now the state bird which bears a resemblance to a chicken (Ah the foreshadowing is thicker than steel.)
The miners kept themselves alive with the help of the Ptarmigan (if you consider being eaten as helping.)
In 1902, Chicken was to become incorporated, the second town in Alaska to do so. The name "Ptarmigan" was suggested. Many people liked the name, but felt the quotation marks were too presumptuous. The name was shortened to Ptarmigan. The only problem was that nobody could agree on the correct spelling. They didn't want their town name to be the source of ridicule and laughter, so they decided on "Chicken." - Chicken
Gas station in Chicken - Chicken
The only buildings in Chicken? - One Mile Lake
One Mile Lake, Wrangell Mountains - On the way to McCarthy
McCarthy 60 miles
Bridge out 59 miles - McCarthy
One mile away from McCarthy. I parked car on a river bank and I used tramway to cross the river. - McCarthy
Tramway access to McCarthy