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Alaska free images - Moore Homestead

Alaska free images - Moore Homestead

Moore Cabin (left) and J. Bernard Moore House In 1887, Captain William Moore and his son Bernard (Ban) began construction of a log cabin and wharf at Skagway Bay and named their site "Moorsville." They cleared... More

Alaska free images - Moore Homestead

Alaska free images - Moore Homestead

Moore Cabin (left) and J. Bernard Moore House In 1887, Captain William Moore and his son Bernard (Ban) began construction of a log cabin and wharf at Skagway Bay and named their site "Moorsville." They cleared... More

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Finnegan's Point tent pads A small number of settlements sprang up quickly on the trail to serve Stampeders and packers. Aside from Dyea, each of these were nonexistent or only seasonal before 1897. Finnegan... More

Canyon City Historic Town Site - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Canyon City Historic Town Site - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

A settlement was established at Canyon City in 1897-98 with the start of the Klondike Gold Rush. A few scattered tents grew into a prosperous village, with 25 businesses and 1,500 inhabitants spanning both side... More

Chilkoot Trail - National Parks Gallery

Chilkoot Trail - National Parks Gallery

Drainage Feature on Saintly Hill With the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98, as many as 25-30,000 Stampeders crossed into the Yukon by way of the Chilkoot corridor. At first, the trail was little more than a cr... More

Drainage Feature on Saintly Hill

Drainage Feature on Saintly Hill

With the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98, as many as 25-30,000 Stampeders crossed into the Yukon by way of the Chilkoot corridor. At first, the trail was little more than a crude footpath along the Taiya River... More

Finnegan's Point Tent Pads - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Finnegan's Point Tent Pads - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

A small number of settlements sprang up quickly on the trail to serve Stampeders and packers. Aside from Dyea, each of these were nonexistent or only seasonal before 1897. Finnegan's Point, a small resting p... More

Bridge over the Taiya River - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Bridge over the Taiya River - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

The rugged trail was improved with bridges and sections of corduroy road in 1897, when the Gold Stampede brought tens of thousands of prospectors to the region. Entrepreneurs recouped their development efforts ... More

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Canyon City Historic Town Site A settlement was established at Canyon City in 1897-98 with the start of the Klondike Gold Rush. A few scattered tents grew into a prosperous village, with 25 businesses and 1,5... More

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Bridge over the Taiya River The rugged trail was improved with bridges and sections of corduroy road in 1897, when the Gold Stampede brought tens of thousands of prospectors to the region. Entrepreneurs recoup... More

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Finnegan's Point, first camp north of Dyea. Finnegan's Point, located about five miles north of the Dyea townsite, was the first campsite that served Stampeders and packers. By April 1898, Pat Finnegan constr... More

Alaska free images - Finnegan's Point

Alaska free images - Finnegan's Point

Finnegan's Point, located about five miles north of the Dyea townsite, was the first campsite that served Stampeders and packers. By April 1898, Pat Finnegan constructed a toll road across the Taiya River at th... More

Long Hill Photo Overlay - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Long Hill Photo Overlay - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Southwest view from Long Hill on the Chilkoot Trail. Digital overlay of the 1898 Long Hill photo by Eric A. Hegg on the August 20, 2013 photo by Ronald D. Karpilo Jr. and Sarah C. Venator/NPS.

Chilkoot Pass - Then - National Parks Gallery

Chilkoot Pass - Then - National Parks Gallery

Top of Chilkoot Pass on a busy day in 1898

Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery

Historic Dyea Townsite - National Parks Gallery

Slide cemetery The Slide Cemetery was built in April 1898 for avalanche victims. On Palm Sunday that year, an avalanche about a half-mile south of the Scales Camp on the Chilkoot Trail let to the creation of t... More

View of Glaciers along the Chilkoot Trail

View of Glaciers along the Chilkoot Trail

The Chilkoot trail offers many scenic views of alpine terrain and glaciers.

Alaska free images - Abandoned Boats

Alaska free images - Abandoned Boats

A heap of collapsible boats lies abandoned alongside the Chilkoot Trail, one of many artifacts left behind after the Klondike Gold Rush.

Blue Grouse, National Parks Birds Images

Blue Grouse, National Parks Birds Images

Male blue grouse inflate air sacs to make "hooting" sounds. Listen for them as you hike through the forest to Lower Dewey Lake or on the Chilkoot Trail.

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Hosford's Sawmill Site In the 1940s, Ed Hosford cut a logging road from Dyea to Finnegan's Point. He established his sawmill there in 1948, where it was in operation until it was abandoned in 1956.

Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trai... More

Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trai... More

Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trai... More

Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trai... More

Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

Views at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Alaska

This park celebrates the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98 through 15 restored buildings within the Skagway Historic District. The park also administers the Chilkoot Trail and a small portion of the White Pass Trai... More

Chilkoot Trail - National Parks Gallery

Chilkoot Trail - National Parks Gallery

Suspension bridge at Canyon City Historic Area A suspension bridge to the Canyon City historic area was built in 1982.

Suspension Bridge at Canyon City Historic Area

Suspension Bridge at Canyon City Historic Area

A suspension bridge to the Canyon City historic area was built in 1982.

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Beaver Pond Boardwalk In 1999, a boardwalk was constructed to provide passage over an area that had flooded due to a beaver dam.

Beaver Pond Boardwalk - National Parks Gallery

Beaver Pond Boardwalk - National Parks Gallery

In 1999, a boardwalk was constructed to provide passage over an area that had flooded due to a beaver dam.

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Beaver Ponds In 1999, a 1,100 foot boardwalk was added at the lower end of the trail to offer passage over an area that had been flooded by a beaver dam.

Crossing the Beaver Pond Boardwalk

Crossing the Beaver Pond Boardwalk

Trade between native groups consisted mainly of the exchange of typical coastal products for the furs of the interior. Clams, seaweed, dried fish, and sea otter pelts crossed the trail to the north, heading inl... More

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Alaska free images - Chilkoot Trail

Crossing the Beaver Pond Boardwalk Trade between native groups consisted mainly of the exchange of typical coastal products for the furs of the interior. Clams, seaweed, dried fish, and sea otter pelts crossed... More

Alaska free images - Beaver Ponds

Alaska free images - Beaver Ponds

In 1999, a 1,100 foot boardwalk was added at the lower end of the trail to offer passage over an area that had been flooded by a beaver dam.

Bridge into Deep Lake campground

Bridge into Deep Lake campground

Nicole Bauberger painted this as part of her two weeks on the Chilkoot Trail. She did one painting for each day she hiked.

Alaska free images - Sheep Camp

Alaska free images - Sheep Camp

Sheep Camp is the last campground before the steep rise to Chilkoot Pass.

Ranger helping hikers - National Parks Gallery

Ranger helping hikers - National Parks Gallery

Rangers are available to answer questions and help with emergency situations.

Bare Loon covered shelter - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Bare Loon covered shelter - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Deep Lake sign - National Parks Gallery

Deep Lake sign - National Parks Gallery

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Tent platforms

Alaska free images - Tent platforms

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Way finding signs at Deep Lake - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Way finding signs at Deep Lake - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Bear boxes

Alaska free images - Bear boxes

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Campground outhouse

Alaska free images - Campground outhouse

Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Tent platforms

Alaska free images - Tent platforms

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Warming shelter, front - National Parks Gallery

Warming shelter, front - National Parks Gallery

Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Interpretive exhibits

Alaska free images - Interpretive exhibits

Picryl description: Public domain image of a historical building, landmark architecture, world heritage, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

National parks: Campsite - public domain image

National parks: Campsite - public domain image

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Bear boxes

Alaska free images - Bear boxes

Bear lockers are used to store anything with a smell including food, deodorant, or bearspray.

Campground eating area - National Parks Gallery

Campground eating area - National Parks Gallery

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Alaska free images - Pleasant Camp

Alaska free images - Pleasant Camp

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

Campground eating area - National Parks Gallery

Campground eating area - National Parks Gallery

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of a dock, harbor, boats, water, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Alaska free images - Lake Lindeman

Alaska free images - Lake Lindeman

Public domain photograph of lake, water, Alaska, nature landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

On the trail - National Parks Gallery

On the trail - National Parks Gallery

Public domain photograph of National Park, Alaska, nature landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: Campsite - public domain image

National parks: Campsite - public domain image

Canyon City campsites are on the ground rather than wooden platforms.

National parks: Outhouse - public domain image

National parks: Outhouse - public domain image

Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Camping at Pleasant Camp - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Camping at Pleasant Camp - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Picryl description: Public domain historical photo of camp, free to use, no copyright restrictions image.

National parks: Outhouses - public domain image

National parks: Outhouses - public domain image

Composting outhouses Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: Campsite - public domain image

National parks: Campsite - public domain image

Canyon City campsites are on the ground rather than wooden platforms.

Overview of Bennett station - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Overview of Bennett station - Public Domain image, National Parks Gall...

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Birds on Bare Loon Lake - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Birds on Bare Loon Lake - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Public domain scan of a whale, sea animal, marine life, free to use, no copyright restrictions - Picryl description.

Helping you find your way - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Helping you find your way - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Pleasant Camp campsite - National Parks Gallery

Pleasant Camp campsite - National Parks Gallery

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Tent platform

Alaska free images - Tent platform

Picryl description: Public domain photograph of lumber, lumberjack workers, 1930s, Great Depression, economic conditions, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Overview of Lindeman City - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Overview of Lindeman City - Public Domain image, National Parks Galler...

Public domain photograph of National Park, Alaska, nature landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Just before Deep Lake campground

Just before Deep Lake campground

Public domain photograph of National Park, Alaska, nature landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: Outhouse - public domain image

National parks: Outhouse - public domain image

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: Campsite - public domain image

National parks: Campsite - public domain image

Public domain photograph - park, sign, monument, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Food storage

Alaska free images - Food storage

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Graves at Lindeman - National Parks Gallery

Graves at Lindeman - National Parks Gallery

Picryl description: Public domain image related to death, coffin, grave, funeral, burial, monument, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Alaska free images - Bennett Station

Alaska free images - Bennett Station

Picryl description: Public domain image of an industrial building, warehouse, depot, train station, 19th-20th century, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

Along the trail - National Parks Gallery

Along the trail - National Parks Gallery

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Warming shelter at Pleasant Camp

Warming shelter at Pleasant Camp

Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Gold rush era church at Lake Bennett

Gold rush era church at Lake Bennett

OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA Public domain photograph of historic church building, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

National parks: Outhouse - public domain image

National parks: Outhouse - public domain image

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Tent platform

Alaska free images - Tent platform

Most campsites at Sheep Camp are on wooden platforms, a few are on the ground.

Alaska free images - Composting outhouses

Alaska free images - Composting outhouses

Sheep Camp has 3 composting outhouses. Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Along the River - National Parks Gallery

Along the River - National Parks Gallery

The first five miles of the recreational Chilkoot Trail follow a historic logging road built in the middle of the 20th century.

Below the Summit - National Parks Gallery

Below the Summit - National Parks Gallery

Chilkoot Trail, Canadian side Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

View from the Summit - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

View from the Summit - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Rare view on clear day of the mountains surrounding the Chilkoot Trail.

Hiker on Canyon City Suspension Bridge

Hiker on Canyon City Suspension Bridge

Mike Mol on Canyon City suspension bridge

Boat skeleton, Chilkoot Trail - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Boat skeleton, Chilkoot Trail - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

The remains of a boat from the gold rush era lie next to the Chilkoot Trail near Lindemann.

Ptarmigan in the grass - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Ptarmigan in the grass - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Alaska's state bird seen along the trail Public domain photograph of wildlife, animals, wilderness, nature, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Bare Loon Lake - National Parks Gallery

Bare Loon Lake - National Parks Gallery

Public domain photograph of lake, water, Alaska, nature landscape, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Looking South From False Summit, Chilkoot Trail

Looking South From False Summit, Chilkoot Trail

Stephen Dobert standing on rock near False Summit looking south toward Skagway, Alaska.

Stormy weather threatens the Chilkoot Summit

Stormy weather threatens the Chilkoot Summit

Even in mid-summer temperatures can drop below 40 degrees and are frequently wet and foggy.

Alaska free images - Warming shelter

Alaska free images - Warming shelter

Canyon City has a warming shelter and log cabin.

Coastal Reindeer Lichen - National Parks Gallery

Coastal Reindeer Lichen - National Parks Gallery

The Chilkoot Trail is a unique area that connects coastal rainforest to alpine and boreal forests in a relatively short distance. With so many habitats, Klondike Gold Rush NHP has more than 750 lichen species!

Sheep Camp warming shelter - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Sheep Camp warming shelter - Public Domain image, National Parks Galle...

Sheep camp has multiple warming shelters with wood stoves. Public domain photograph of a cabin, log house, dwelling in National Park, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Dwarf Fireweed (River Beauty) - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Dwarf Fireweed (River Beauty) - Public Domain image, National Parks Ga...

These lovely flowers grow in moist areas along streams and riparian zones

The Golden Stairs, Chilkoot Trail

The Golden Stairs, Chilkoot Trail

Golden Stairs, Chilkoot Trail Public domain photograph of Alaska volcanic mountains, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beaver Ponds on Chilkoot Trail - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Beaver Ponds on Chilkoot Trail - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

During the Klondike Gold Rush this beaver pond was not there. Beavers have a dramatic impact on local ecology. The beavers moved into the Chilkoot Trail in the 1990s, and have turned what was meadow with cotton... More

Hikers on the Chilkoot Trail - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Hikers on the Chilkoot Trail - Public Domain image, National Parks Gal...

The Chilkoot Trail involves scrambling large boulders and requires experience! Public domain photograph of Alaska volcanic mountains, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Chilkoot Trail near the summit - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Chilkoot Trail near the summit - Public Domain image, National Parks G...

Rare clear day on the summit of the Chilkoot Trail

Tourist Attraction - Inside Canyon City cabin

Tourist Attraction - Inside Canyon City cabin

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Beaverponds section of Chilkoot Trail

Beaverponds section of Chilkoot Trail

hiking the boardwalk trail over the Beaver Ponds section of Chilkoot Trail by Sandra Snell-Dobert

Alaska free images - Bear boxes

Alaska free images - Bear boxes

Anything with a scent including food, bear spray, and toiletries must be kept in bear boxes while in the campground.

Gold Rush Grave Markers - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Gold Rush Grave Markers - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Gold Rush Graves near Bennett, B.C. Public domain photograph - grave, cemetery, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Alaska free images - Group campsite

Alaska free images - Group campsite

Canyon City campsites are on the ground rather than wooden platforms.

Jay White - close up - Public domain  drawing

Jay White - close up - Public domain drawing

Jay White was one of our 2012 Chilkoot Trail Artist in Residences. His experience on the trail contributed to a larger project called "Four Stories (Drawing, Feeling, Forgetting)”

Almost at camp - National Parks Gallery

Almost at camp - National Parks Gallery

Public domain photograph by National Parks Administration, nature conservation, tourism, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description

Spirit of Chilkoot Pass - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Spirit of Chilkoot Pass - Public Domain image, National Parks Gallery

Corrie Francis Parks was part of our 2012 Chilkoot Trail Artist in Residence program

Along the trail - National Parks Gallery

Along the trail - National Parks Gallery

Picryl description: Public domain image of a landscape with water, mountains, and sky, free to use, no copyright restrictions.

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