Environmental Initiatives: compost toilets, recycling, Leave No Trace principles
Skills:Packing right, packing light; 1898 Gold Rush History; Robert Service poetry; backcountry cooking; flora and fauna identification of SE Alaska; bear safety.
Description:This eight-day expedition leads us on an epic multi -day backpacking journey that retraces the prospector’s steps of the Klondike Gold rush in 1898. Five-year veteran Chilkoot Trail Park Ranger, Seth Plunkett, is in his element –reciting Robert Service poems and revealing History while trekking through jaw dropping scenery of glaciers and mountains. Begin hiking at sea level amongst temperate rainforest – following the Taya Inlet, then up through the alpine forests, and on past the breathtaking lakes in the boreal forest of Canada. End the thirty-three mile trek by boarding your railcar on the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad and ride to your final destination – and original point of origin: Skagway. Enjoy a celebratory evening at the Historic Red Onion Saloon, hot showers, and a good night’s rest in a B&B. One day is allotted before and after the CT hike for gear preparations, visits to the Historic CT museum, and exploration in the surrounding areas. Additional activities include day hikes; canoe and glacier day trip; and/or sea kayaking day trip.
