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Relics of the 1890’s Gold Rush

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We saw many relics from the Gold Rush of the 1890’s on our 2013 journey through Canada and Alaska.

Dredge # 4
Dredge # 4 in Dawson City, Yukon Territory
Gold Mining Equipment in Chicken, Alaska
Gold Mining Equipment in Chicken, Alaska
Gold Dredge 8 in Fairbanks, Alaska
Gold Dredge 8 in Fairbanks, Alaska
Gold Mining Relics in Fairbanks, Alaska
Gold Mining Relics in Fairbanks, Alaska

We’re not wandering at the moment. These are just a few photos representing relics of the 1890’s Gold Rush in Canada and Alaska.

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Day 42: Back on Paved Roads

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Day 42: Wednesday, June 26, 2013. Chicken, Alaska to Tok, Alaska. Tok RV Village, Site 709. 78 miles traveled.

A few more images of Chicken before we continue on our journey.

There is a Chickenstock Music Festival coming up in Chicken
There’s even a taxi in Chicken
Downtown Chicken
The signposts show other towns named after chickens. Who knew there were so many?
We passed through areas of burned trees from forest fires
We saw evidence of forest fires

Our journey continued on the Taylor highway. After a few miles we finally were back on pavement! We hit a few more spots with gravel before we turned back onto the Alaska Highway to Tok. In many places we could see evidence of forest fires.

After arriving in Tok we spent over an hour giving the truck and RV a much needed wash before setting up in our campsite. We were so happy to have grass and trees between the campsites!