July 6, 2009 - Chitina to McCarthy and Kennicott and back


       

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Chitina, AK Populaton 123
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Mike and Kris' B&B
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Paw and Feathers
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Living room in the Lodge
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Tee Pee
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Burl sculpture
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"Where the Hell is Chitina"
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Hiking to our cabin
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Still hiking
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Bringing up bags
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Front porch
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Porch view
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Interior, Tikaani's Den
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Interior
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Window view
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Evening snack, prepared by Mike and Kris
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Breakfast
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Eve
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Steve
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Cabin and Facilities
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Best outhouse ever
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Very well appointed
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Outhouse view
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Fish wheel
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Fish wheels
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Near fish wheels
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Juvinile eagle
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Many fish wheels on the Copper River
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The McCarthy Road - 60 miles of gravel
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The bridge at mile 17.2
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Former RR bridge
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Mountains barely visible
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First sign greeting visitors to McCarthy
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Walking the rest of the way
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Former gondola over river
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McCarthy train station (disused)
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Main Street
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Main street
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Historical Society
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Hotel interior
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Planter
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View from Kennicott
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Kennicott copper mine
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Closed in the 1930s
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Power House
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Historic Kennicott, in Managers House
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Historic Kennicott
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Foot bridge above town
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Former RR trestle along the road
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Road kill
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Second flat tire in 3 days


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