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Skagway, Alaska.
Home Hostel.
Camp Skagway building.
Red Onion saloon.
Gear
Good footwear.
Mud.
Homemade gaiters.
Scrambling boulders.
Scrambling more boulders.
Pack light.
No seriously, pack LIGHT.
Too much gear.
Pack out the garbage.
Hang your packs when making a side trip.
You don't need a tarp.
Body odour is a problem.
Bears
Bear danger.
Bears eat fish.
Bears fighting for the best fishing spot.
Bear pole for hanging food.
HUGE bear print.
Food
Provisions.
Licorice.
Bring plenty of snacks.
Trailhead to Finnegan's Point
Trailhead sign.
Trailhead photo.
Trailhead toilet closed.
Sunshine, for a change.
Mushroom.
Irene Glacier seen from Finnegan's Point.
Finnegan's to Sheep Camp
Canyon City sign.
Bridge into Canyon City ruins.
Old boiler.
Old stove.
Bird.
Sheep Camp to Happy Camp
Sheep camp.
Count on 10 hours or more to cross the Chilkoot.
Chilkoot Pass 1898.
Chilkoot Pass 2000.
Chilkoot Pass - not as tough as expected.
Steep slope, lots of boulders.
More boulders.
Bouldering.
Old boots.
Abandoned machinery.
Saw blade.
Collapsed tram tower.
Monument on the border.
Monument close-up.
Summit - a ton of goods.
Summit vista.
You'll need your camera if the summit is clear.
Canada.
Outhouse.
North into Canada
Chic hiker.
Happy to be on the Canadian side.
Canadian vista.
Snow melt.
River.
Rum break. (Any excuse for a break after that climb.)
Bring the good stuff.
Grouse.
Happy Camp comes into view.
Happy cabin.
Gray water grate.
Happy Camp to Bare Loon Lake
Deep Lake vista.
Deep Lake campsite.
Berries.
Leaves.
Lindeman Camp.
Lindeman sign.
Lindeman campsite.
Lindeman beach.
Cabin.
Wooden grave stone.
Bare Loon lake.
Bare Loon campsite.
Last of the provisions.
Cooking.
Bare Loon Lake to Bennett
Sandy section.
Lake Bennett vista.
Wooden church.
Old washing machine.
Another happy ending.
Bennett to Skagway
Bennett train station.
Train.
He has no ticket for the train.
She HAS a ticket.
Scenic train journey.
Train station in Skagway.
