![]() ![]() It was a beautiful day on the Chilkoot Trail, seventy degrees and not a cloud in the sky. Then, it was on to the one-time boomtown of Dyea- a quick ten minute drive from Skagway- where we made some final adjustments to our packs at the trailhead and set off onto the Chilkoot Trail hike. Here, we took a quick stroll through the city and picked up my Chilkoot Trail permit at the National Parks trail office. ![]() Together we drove to Skagway, Alaska, the coastal town perched at the northern terminus of the Lynn Canal, the world’s largest fjord. Carved into the Coast Mountains on the border of Alaska and British Columbia, the thirty-three mile Chilkoot Trail winds through two national parks and takes visitors back in time to experience the history and adventure of one the last great gold rushes.įor me, my Chilkoot Trail adventure began in Whitehorse, the capital city of the Yukon Territory, where I met our guides, Eliel and Fabric. ![]() The journey to the Yukon, for many, began in Dyea, Alaska- home to the start of the Chilkoot Trail. ![]()
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