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Tour One 2005 Everyone arrived safe and sound. Hazelton is a beautiful "Gitsan Native Village" with Totem Poles and Clan Houses. We all went on a tour of Kispox Native Village and learned about Clan symbols, such as Wolf, Bear, Frog, and many more. After orientation and a lecture on patience we headed out for Hyder, Alaska. We went to several more villages to view poles and ended up at Bear Glacier and Hyder-the smallest Ghost town in Alaska. Many went up to see Salmon Glacier, the second largest in the northern Hemisphere. |
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The leaders - Spike, Joan & Jim The Tour group - Kispiox Totem Village It's a Black Bear on the way to Hyder
Now a Teenage Moose Yikes! That's why we build rock/bug screens
What are they talking about? Into the "Wolf" Clan House to see Native artifacts of the 'Ksan People
Bear Glacier Just arrived Our RV Park
Lining up at Bear Glacier Sally had fun today Yea! We made it
Bear Glacier, Take one step back! At the Bear viewing stand, scccchhhh! King of the Skunk Cabbage
Gotta go and the Bear ate the sign?? before the Smoked Salmon came out They are very nice, and yes it's Santa
Well, maybe one more Kerry Is having too much fun Yes, we are the quiet ones
Where are their children? The after dinner group Showing off the new bug guard
We can make our own Totem Pole Visiting Kitwanga and the Native Poles Off to Salmon Glacier
Made it. The Salmon Glacier Group Jim stops to take a Yukon shower
It's our ladies doing the Hula Hoop ????
Ya see Bill its goes this way and you go that way. Doing the hitchhike and the Pony The Texas line dance girls
We even had back-up singers Jim helps open the door to the Laundry Necco, crackers or Moose Nuggets, Sir.
Then on to Watson Lake where we saw the famous "Sign Forest" (Over 60,000 signs from all over the world nailed to trees in the north of town.) In Skagway we saw a Video on the Klondike Gold Rush then after a City Walking Tour. We carpooled on another town tour then we went up to the Chilcoot Trail to see where the Stampeders started their trek. Most went up the trail to the Ranger Post and signed in as being on the trail. Plenty of history at that spot. We then went to the Historic Skagway Graveyard and on up to Reed Falls, which was really roaring. Today is a shopping day then on up to Whitehorse, Yukon for more Klondike history and tours. We went to the "Days of 98' show and have some funny photos of some of our group.
Now they are doing the CAN-CAN in the street. Today she is wearing all the vests. On to the Chilcoot trail and the Klondike
You stand here, no, you stand here, wait she is taking the photo, smile. Gold fever hits the guys
Gold, Gold, Gold, Right here! Gambling at "Soapy Smiths" Santa wows the girls at Soapy's
John got a Kiss from Squirrel Tooth Alice Mike's wife would not let him take them home One of the new Kickers in the Can Can Show The weather is clear and warm in Whitehorse. After seeing the Frantic Follies we all went on a cruise up the Yukon River through Miles Canyon Rapids. This is the spot a young Jack London charged $25 per boat to steer the Klondikers through the rapids. Jack was an adventurer as he sailed to Skagway and climbed the Chilcoot pass along with the Gold Stampeders. Most of the material for his books came from this adventure. (Call of the Wild etc..) Then it was off to see the S.S. Klondike Sternwheeler Museum and the worlds longest fish ladder. The Salmon travel over 2000 miles up the Yukon to reach their Spawning grounds. The Beringia Center showed us a film and exhibits of the 30 thousand year old Bering Land Bridge where Man and Animals crossed into the Americas until the end of the last ice age ten thousand years ago. In two days it's off to Dawson City and panning for Gold on Bonanza Creek-the home of the Klondike Rush.
Bill gets a visit from a Yukon Mosquito We all walked the bank of the Yukon River to see Miles Canyon
Jim pulls a garter from a can can leg And then gets a big kiss from "Lipstick Lil" We threw him in this lake to cool him off
On our boat trip down the Yukon River We hunt for our food "We always get our man, eh!
May 27th, We just arrived in Dawson City, Yukon and found ourselves steeped in the history of the Klondike Goldrush.
A real live RCMP "Mountie" The city tour led us to drink At Robert Service's Cabin
Who has found some gold Now back to work Look what I got............GOLD
What Santa does in the Summer The start of a big water fight Visiting the Commissioners house
Learning about Gold Dreges Back to Bonanza Creek to pay for the trip I got a nugget.......Yippy yea!!
Proud father What we did on our summer vacation after we retired
Mike gets a needed hug from Gertie IT'S GOOD TO BE SANTA I now pronounce you man and Can Can girl
John gets some needed attention This is our shy one, Kit Miller My new home, the SS Klondike June 4th, We have been in Fairbanks for three days and tomorrow we head to Denali Park. The road over the top of the world highway was slow going due to road conditions. We made it to Chicken, Alaska in time for lunch. Then off to Tok, Alaska for our Survivors Party and Rig washing. In Fairbanks we saw the Great Alaska Pipeline and learned much, and off to the Eldorado Gold mine and more Panning to pay for the trip. Shirley panned $42 in one hour and Gold fever has appeared. The Discovery Riverboat Tour saw Susan Butchers Iditarod dog sled Kennel and show with the top dogs in her team. We went to the Chena Village and saw more of the local art and the old way of live for the Natives. Plenty of off time to catch up on laundry and mail. Tomorrow we will spent two days in Denali Park with Mt. McKinley and the wild animals of Alaska.
A 600 foot drive with a #4 club We made it to North Pole and Santa Land Our Santa "Harold" at work
This is another place where we are not allowed back New pipeline crew at work
We go to bed with sunglasses on Gold fever again Iditarod dogs & Musher lady
Chena Native Village and the Kennel They each bought a nice parka More gold fever in Alaska
Off to see the Animals of Denali Park Mike grabs some Glacier Ice for his Martini & Jim found Ice older then him
Gold fever at Crow Creek Mine. A slight drizzle and freezing water did not stop them. Gold found by all We arrived in Anchorage and right off went on a City Tour and visited some out of the way gift shops. We saw Earthquake park and some of the damage from the 1964, 9.2 earthquake. Three movies of Alaska and then off to Portage Glacier and the Wild animal park. More Gold panning for "them with Gold fever" and back to enjoy dinner and the Dusty Sourdough Show plus a quick visit to the Chocolate factory.
Dall sheep in Denali Park Denali Summit Sled dog rides at the Iditarod Museum
The brave made it to the top of the Glacier Holgate Glacier from the boat A perfect place to build a nest
Sally finds a new friend The girls sing the Alaska Flag Song A new bike, a new doll, a new wagon
Yes, there is a Santa Too heavy to pick up Yes, we all went Halibut fishing
After Anchorage we went to Seward, Alaska for the Glacier tour, followed by fishing in Homer, Alaska.
The last day of the tour found us at a Russian Orthodox Church Tour and a King Crab feast later that evening. Plenty of teary goodbyes and plans to stay and homestead in Alaska. All still in perfect health and don't want to come home.
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