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	The Chilkoot Trail
		The Chilkoot Trail Mile 0 is at Dyea, Alaska, which is 13 km (8 mi.) from Skagway, where you can get the latest information about the conditions of the trail, directions and transportation to the trailhead.
		The trail down the summit is a sharp decline that crosses a constant snow field.
		The Canadian side of the trail, is not near as gloomy as the west side of the pass.
	bcadventure.com /adventure/explore/north/trails/chtoday.htm (525 words)

	Chilkoot Trail - Hiking the Historic Route
		Before the White Pass and Yukon Route was built from Skagway to Whitehorse, the Chilkoot Pass was the route to the Klondike.
		Today the trail is little changed and still creates a sense of awe at the prospector’s remarkable achievement.
		The original trail is mostly good hiking, the summit climb still the most challenging.
	www.visityukon.com /chilkoottrailhiking.html (612 words)

	Reliving the Klondike on the Chilkoot Trail - ExploreNorth
		Reliving the Klondike on the Chilkoot Trail - ExploreNorth
		Trail crews have already been out and all the deadfalls have been removed, and some minor maintenance (on stairs particularly) has been done.
		In the winter, the historic trail went up the frozen surface of the river, but in the summer it was described as "the worst piece of trail on the road, fairly muddy with many boulders and with some short, steep ascents and descents in and out of small gulches."
	www.explorenorth.com /library/yafeatures/bl-Chilkoot1.htm (1332 words)

	Midnight Sun Travel and Tours
		From the flats of Dyea, where many Stampeders lost their entire outfits before getting off the beach, to the Chilkoot Pass where a contingent of NWMP officers were stationed throughout the bitter, cold winter, you will live the Chilkoot Trail as you hike it.
		Chilkoot Trail, BC Like the Stampeders, our most difficult section will be climbing Chilkoot Pass.
		Chilkoot Trail, AK After our last leisurely morning at the headwaters of the Yukon River, we board the White Pass and Yukon Route train at 1:00 pm to take us back to Skagway for the night.
	www.midnightsuntravel.com /tours/chilkoot-hike.html (1912 words)

	Chilkoot Trail - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		The Chilkoot Trail has three distinct periods of use: the indigenous Tlingit Indians who used the trail as a trading route up until the Klondike Gold Rush, the stampeders who used the trail during the gold rush, and the modern day historical park.
		For many sections of the trail, old telegraph and tram wires are exposed adjacent to the trail and stunning views of the mountains on the opposite side of the valley are plentiful.
		The Canadian side of the trail is much dryer, as it is located in the rain shadow of the Coast Mountains, and the forest primarily consists of pine trees as opposed to the more lush temperate rain forest on the U.S. side.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Chilkoot_Trail (4239 words)

	VIA Online: Chilkoot Trail
		Several routes led to the Yukon's gold, but for those with little change in their pockets, the 33-mile Chilkoot Trail, out of Skagway, Alaska, was the quickest and cheapest glacier-free pass.
		The Canadian stretch of the trail is beautiful, with several long, slender glacial lakes and boreal forest of spruce, mountain ash, lodgepole, and balsam fir.
		Information on shuttles to and from the trail and maps of the Chilkoot are available through Parks Canada or Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, P.O. Box 517, Skagway, AK Allow at least three days to hike the Chilkoot—you must camp in designated areas.
	www.viamagazine.com /top_stories/articles/chilkoot98.asp (2600 words)

	Alaska's Chilkoot Trail on Mountainzone.com (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The beginning of the trail was very surprisingly Appalachian Trail-like, very deep and woodsy, and also boggy at times.
		The trail was not the pushover that I thought it might be since so many people do it every year; it was a rough trail, with lots of rocks, especially on the Canadian side.
		Along the trail there are pictures mounted on big iron frames, which show what the trail looked like a hundred years ago.
	hike.mountainzone.com /2006/Chilkoot/index.html (447 words)

	Chilkoot Trail Hike and Float Tour, Skagway Alaska Float Tours, Skagway AK Chilkoot Trail, Chilkoot Tours, Skagway AK ...
		The Chilkoot Hike and Float Tour is a great family oriented adventure along the Chilkoot Trail, at a great family price.
		The Chilkoot Hike and Float Tour offered by Southeast Tours of Skagway, Alaska retraces the footsteps of thousands of stampeders on their way to the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-1899.
		This moderate Chilkoot Trail hiking adventure is fairly steep for the about first quarter mile, going uphill for about 200 yards and then back downhill, with the remainder on fairly level ground.
	www.southeasttours.com /chilkoot_hike_float_yukon_tour_skagway_alaska_tour_info.html (573 words)

	Trails to the Gold Rush, White Pass and Chilkoot Pass
		Imagine a narrow trail over the snow, then crowd on it men with sleds, men with packs on their backs, dogs in trains of from two to eight horses, mules and oxen, some drawing sleds and others with packs on their backs.
		The Chilkoot Pass led 32 miles from Dyea to the shores of Lake Lindeman.
		As it rose, the sharp zigzag turns of the trail were boarded on one side by a hill, and dropped hundreds of feet down on the other.
	www.postalmuseum.si.edu /gold/trail.htm (1939 words)

	Trail Reports for Chilkoot Pass
		Both the American and Canadian sides of the trail have done an excellent job of maintaining the trail and the experience by keeping things as they were back in the Gold Rush.
		The trail has excellent scenary too; you traverse through 4 different ecosystems on the trail, each with breathtaking views.
		However, this trail is heavily used during the summer months; I did not see that many people.
	www.trails.com /trail_reviews.asp?trailid=HGA003-098 (379 words)

	Historic Sites in British Columbia: The Chilkoot Trail - BritishColumbia.com
		Native control of the trail by the Chilkoot tribe of the Tlingit weakened in the latter half of the 19th century as the entire Tlingit trading system came under pressure from the Hudson's Bay Company and American traders.
		Today, the Chilkoot Trail is as demanding on hikers as it was on gold seekers 100 years ago.
		The trail is also extremely rewarding, with great natural beauty and spectacular mountain scenery as you climb through lush coastal rainforest to high country atop the pass.
	www.britishcolumbia.com /attractions/historic/chilkoot.html (1113 words)

	Part 2 - Hiking the historic Chilkoot Trail
		Today, the trail is a mecca for adventurous hikers from around the world, each of whom must obtain a permit to access the trail.
		In fact, most of the trail from this point until the summit at km 26.4 (mile 16.5) is a rough and grueling climb.
		The trail down the summit was a sharp decline that crossed 2 mi of avalanche snowfield; our only guide through the fog were fluorescent poles (and at times these vanished).
	www.bishop-co.com /part2.htm (1554 words)

	Hiking Tours on the Historic Chilkoot Trail, Skagway Alaska
		Stretched all along the trail and over the pass are numerous artifacts of the Klondike Gold Rush.
		During the Chilkoot Trail tour you have to backpack at least 15 kg / 33 lbs.
		The most severe section of the trail is from Sheep Camp to the Summit.
	www.goalaskatours.com /adventure_hiking_chilkoot.html (565 words)

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		The Chilkoot Trail was originally used by the Tlingit Indians as a trading route from the Pacific Ocean, Skagway Ak., to the interior of the Yukon.
		Well in February 97 Leona heard about the trail from a friend whose wife was going to do the hike and said "that sounds like fun, let’s do it"." OK" I said not wanting to dampen her spirits.
		The terrain next to the river was so steep that the trail had to move inland, going up and down, some times as much as 2 -3 hundred feet then back down to the river and up again to get around a cliff.
	www.qnet.com /~dpostma/chilkoot.htm (4245 words)

	Canada Trails: Hiking the Chilkoot Trail in the Yukon (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Trails: Without a doubt, the Chilkoot Trail is the most famous trail in the north.
		Trails that I hiked: last year i hiked the chilkoot w/ some friends, despite the fact that i broke my ankle and had to hike 17 more miles to bennett, the trail was really good.
		Trails that I hiked: I hiked the Chilkoot trail from Dyea to Lake Bennet.
	www.canadatrails.ca /hiking/yk/chilkoot.html (978 words)

	Chilkoot Trail, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: )
		In the morning, the eccentric owner of the only hostel in town dropped us at the trail head and we immediately hosed down with bug spray as thousands of Alaska's finest were soaking us dry with their hypodermic needles.
		The trail was not the push-over that I thought it might be since so many people do it every year; it was a rough trail, with lots of rocks, especially on the Canadian side.
		The trail next to the river gorge was breathtaking, and became a real up-down-up-down slog in hot temps.
	classic.mountainzone.com /hike/chilkoot (859 words)

	Alaska Travel Skagway Hotel Chilkat Cabins
		Chilkoot Trail Outpost is a newly constructed bed and breakfast in the heart of the pristine Dyea Valley.
		Your accommodations will be at the Chilkoot Trail Outpost, located near the Chilkoot trailhead.
		Whether hiking the famous Chilkoot Trail, or just enjoying the serenity of the wildlife and history, guests will be sure to leave with unforgettable memories of their personal experience with life long local hosts, Fred and Kathy Hosford.
	www.alaskatours.com /dyeachilkootoutpost.htm (409 words)

	Chilkoot Trail (Site not responding. Last check: )
		The Chilkoot Trail is a National Historic Park shared by the Canadian Parks Service and the U.S. National Park Service.
		Rain is a frequent companion to the Chilkoot Trail hiker.
		The "Golden Stairs" is a 45 degree climb from the Scales to the summit of Chilkoot Pass.
	home.att.net /~habataku/Chilkoot.html (666 words)

	The Chilkoot Trail
		The Chilkoot Pass is one of three glacier free passes leading into the northwestern interior across the Coastal Ranges of Alaska's panhandle.
		Now, on the trail, I say jokingly, "You're going the wrong way, the pass is that-a-way!" as I point back up the trail in the direction from which he had come.
		Everyone is waiting for Craig (a pilot hiking the trail in the rubber boots common to Alaskan residents), Dick and Jeri, and the remaining Girl Scouts.
	www.majorproduction.net /travel/chilkoot.html (7877 words)

	Harbour Publishing - Chilkoot Trail
		No aspect of this harrowing journey was more difficult—or deadly—than the trek over the Chilkoot Trail: a fifty-three kilometre journey over the coastal mountains from the tidewaters of Alaska, through British Columbia to the headwaters of the Yukon River.
		But even before the gold rush, the trail was an important First Nations trade and travel route, joining the Tlingit of the coast with the First Nations of the interior.
		In Chilkoot Trail: Heritage Route to the Klondike, two historians—one from each side of the border give readers the feeling of what life was like on the trail before, during and after the great Klondike gold rush.
	www.harbourpublishing.com /title/ChilkootTrail (180 words)

	chilkoot trail hiking, yukon, canada, with Sea to Sky Expeditions
		chilkoot trail hiking and klondike goldrush in yukon, canada
		The Chilkoot Trail is an adventure that will give you a sense of the challenge, excitement, anticipation, and dangers which faced the Klondike Goldrushers of 1898.
		The Chilkoot Trail serves as a historic outdoors museum,with the discarded equipment, grave markers, and other reminders of the goldrushers found everywhere along the route.
	www.canadianexpeditions.com /chilkoot-trail-yukon-hiking.php (1027 words)

	Yukon Chilkoot Trail Hiking Tour, Skagway Escorted Trekking Tour
		Today the Chilkoot Trail and Klondike Gold Rush National Historic parks commemorate this extraordinary journey.
		The contrast between the scenic grandeur of the coastal mountains and the fragile remains of the stampeders' The route takes you through rainforest, alpine tundra, boreal tundra, snow-capped mountains, hanging glaciers, turquoise lakes, and cascading rivers.
		We drive to Dyea, trailhead of the Chilkoot Trail and hike through evergreen coastal rain forest to the old saw mill at Finnegan’s Point where we pitch up our tents for the first time.
	www.westcanadatours.com /hiking/chilcoot_trail.shtml (606 words)

	Hiking the Chilkoot Trail (Site not responding. Last check: )
		Our party got separated because there was no real trail, just occasional poles stuck in the rocks marking the suggested route to the top of the pass.
		Dogs are discouraged on this trail, and the park authorities were considering a move to forbid them altogether.
		Again the trail was only rocks with an occasional pole or piece of orange flagging.
	home.att.net /~habataku/ChilkootHike.htm (2350 words)

	vapourtrails.ca » The Chilkoot Trail
		The Chilkoot Trail is probably the most enduring icon of the Klondike Gold Rush.
		The trip is seven months away, but booking early is a must: only 50 people are allowed onto the trail per day, and the hiking season is very short due to the latitude and mountain climate.
		The Chilkoot Trail stretches for 53km (33 miles) between Dyea (near Skagway, Alaska) Bennett in the Yukon.
	vapourtrails.ca /2005-01/the-chilkoot-trail (324 words)

	Stampede 2001, the Chilkoot Trail
		We went to the Park Trail Center.This is an office in Skagway maned by both U.S. National Park Rangers and Canadian Parks Wardens.
		Arrived at the trail-head of the Chilkoot Trail very near the old ghost town of Dyea, Alaska.
		And she said she would relay the message, to the trail head, that snow shoes would be needed, for travel on the British Columbia side.
	www.arcticwebsite.com /ChilkootTrail2001.html (3756 words)

	The Trail
		The actual trail of the gold rush would more accurately be on the opposite shore of the river, or the river itself.
		This portion of the trail is in a rain forest environment.
		Now that the Chilkoot has been hiked Karen and I will board the famed White Pass and Yukon train and ride the rail which put the Chilkoot Trail out of business a mere two years after the Rush was at its peak.
	www.mounthoreb.org /travelog/cheechacochilkoottrail.html (3238 words)

	Chilkoot Trail Outpost - Bed and Breakfast in Skagway/Dyea, Alaska (Site not responding. Last check: )
		hether hiking the famous Chilkoot Trail or just enjoying the serenity of the wildlife and history, guests will be sure to leave with unforgettable memories of their personal experience with life long local hosts, Fred and Kathy Hosford, as well as encounters with indigenous bears, sea lions, bald eagles and a host of other wildlife.
		he historic Chilkoot Trail is the "Gateway to the Klondike." It was the Klondike Gold Rush of 1896-99 that transformed the Chilkoot Trail into legend.
		Today thousands of people follow the route of the stampeders along this 33-mile long trail, the longest outdoor museum in the world.
	www.chilkoottrailoutpost.com /thingstodo.html (235 words)

	Chilkoot Trail
		It follows the trail that the stampeders used to reach the Yukon River and float their provisions to the gold fields of the Klondike over a hundred years ago.
		Many artifacts from the 1890’s still litter the trail and there is great diversity along the way: swamps, deserts, snowy mountain passes, lush canyons, and alpine lakes.
		The hiker eventually winds their way down into British Columbia and completes the journey at Lake Bennett via a return trip to Skagway on a historic rail line that is often voted as one of the most scenic in the world.
	www.n2backpacking.com /long_trails/chilkoot/chilkoot_main.htm (330 words)

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		DYEA – The southern terminus of the Chilkoot Trail (where 95% of backpackers choose to begin their journey) is nine miles north of Skagway on the Dyea Road.
		It follows the trail the stampeders used to reach the Yukon River and float their provisions to the gold fields of the Klondike.
		The Chilkoot has it all, and on the 33+ miles of trail you'll cross from Alaska into the Yukon Territory over the Chilkoot Pass and eventually wind your way into British Columbia.
	www.n2trailhiking.com /HikePages/HikePage.aspx?HikeID=27 (368 words)

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