Posted in one of the cooking shelters at Sheep Camp, we found a sheet of paper with historic packing list suggestions for men and women planning to hike the Chilkoot Trail through Alaska, British Columbia and the Yukon. What an eye-opener! Read the lists below and – after you … [Read more...] about Hiking the Chilkoot Trail: Historic Gear Checklists
Alaska
Hiking the Chilkoot Trail: Dyea to Lindeman Lake Section
It was dubbed the World’s Longest Museum. Overloaded and frantic to reach the goldfields near Dawson City in the Yukon, Canada, the stampeders of 1897-98 abandoned much of their gear hiking the Chilkoot Trail – especially during the first 41 km (26 mi) of the trail from Dyea, … [Read more...] about Hiking the Chilkoot Trail: Dyea to Lindeman Lake Section