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  • #16
    Margerie Glacier is a tidewater glacier beginning on the southern slopes of Mount Root, elevation 12,860 feet, on the Alaska–Canada border flowing 21 miles southeast down the valley, then turning to the northeast toward its terminus in Tarr Inlet. To give the picture some scope and perspective, the width of the glacier is about 1 mile and the total height at its terminus is about 350 feet (including 100 feet that is underwater).

    This shot is from our ship's Crow's Nest and we got to hear the "White Thunder" and see some icebergs calve into the ocean, which was inspiring.

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    • #17
      Our next port of call was Ketchikan, named after Ketchikan Creek, which flows through the town and served as a summer fish camp for Tlingit natives for untold years before the town was established by Mike Martin in 1885. It has the world's largest collection of standing totem poles, most of them are recarvings of older poles, but the Totem Heritage Center displays preserved 19th-century poles rescued from abandoned village sites around the area.



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      • #18
        I was tagging along behind the girls despondently, until we stumbled upon this sign and I was summarily discarded for later pick-up, which was fine by me.

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        • #19
          Great trip. We did the similar trip in 2015 sans the period clothing. Thanks for bring back the fond memories.
          Solutions are often obvious once you get the questions right.

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          • #20
            Glad you enjoyed the write-up Hap. The best way to get around up here ...

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            • #21
              Coming in on approach ...

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              • #22
                ... for a nice soft touchdown !

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                • #23
                  Originally posted by happy39 View Post
                  We did the similar trip in 2015 sans the period clothing.
                  It was really interesting to experience the period garments and equipment first hand, doing what they did. All of the articles are very bulky and extremely heavy compared to today's high tech synthetic materials ... I was going to pack everything in a steamer trunk, but that would have put me over the luggage weight limit. After backpacking for years and working hard (and spending lots of money) to reduce weight and bulk in all my gear, this was challenging.

                  To prevent mass starvation in the remote and inaccessible Yukon Territory, the Canadian government required each person going to Dawson City to bring a year's supply of goods before crossing the border. They determined everyone needed three pounds of food per day for a whole year. Food alone would weigh in at a minimum of 1,095 pounds or just over half a ton. But for a prospector, adding necessary clothes and equipment to the food could easily double the total load, and thus came to be known as a "ton of goods." If purchased in the U.S., the goods were also subject to customs duties payable to the North-West Mounted Police who also enforced the amount of goods required with scales.



                  Here is one of the published lists;
                  150 lbs. bacon
                  400 lbs. flour
                  25 lbs. rolled oats
                  125 lbs. beans
                  10 lbs. tea
                  10 lbs. coffee
                  25 lbs. sugar
                  25 lbs. dried potatoes
                  2 lbs. dried onions
                  15 lbs. salt
                  1 lb. pepper
                  75 lbs. dried fruits
                  8 lbs. baking powder
                  2 lbs. soda
                  1/2 lb. evaporated vinegar
                  12 oz. compressed soup
                  1 can mustard

                  1 tin matches (for four men)
                  Stove for four men
                  Gold pan for each
                  Set granite buckets
                  Large bucket
                  Knife, fork, spoon, cup, and plate
                  Frying pan
                  Coffee and teapot
                  Scythe stone
                  Two picks and one shovel
                  One whipsaw
                  Pack strap
                  Two axes for four men and one extra handle
                  Six 8 inch files and two taper files for the party
                  Draw knife, brace and bits, jack plane, and hammer for party
                  200 feet three-eights-inch rope
                  8 lbs. of pitch and 5 lbs. of oakum for four men
                  Nails, five lbs. each of 6,8,10 and 12 penny, for four men
                  Tent, 10 x 12 feet for four men
                  Canvas for wrapping
                  Two oil blankets to each boat
                  5 yards of mosquito netting for each man
                  3 suits of heavy underwear
                  1 heavy mackinaw coat
                  2 pairs heavy machinaw trousers
                  1 heavy rubber-lined coat
                  1 dozen heavy wool socks
                  1/2 dozen heavy wool mittens
                  2 heavy overshirts
                  2 pairs heavy snagproof rubber boots
                  2 pairs shoes
                  4 pairs blankets (for two men)
                  4 towels
                  2 pairs overalls
                  1 suit oil clothing
                  Several changes of summer clothing
                  Small assortment of medicines

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                  • #24
                    What a trip, when was this done?

                    I had just been reading about mining up there a few weeks ago: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dredge_No._4
                    We drove through Whitehorse when I was a kid in '75, a few days after a rain. Mud, mud everywhere, I don't think there was a paved street.
                    ...

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                    • #25
                      Originally posted by Loren View Post
                      What a trip, when was this done?
                      Last week ... weather was fantastic the entire time !

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                      • #26
                        Originally posted by Monster View Post

                        Last week ... weather was fantastic the entire time !
                        So, how were the mosquitos? may flies? I love how Alaskans talk about beautiful weather but fail to mention you cannot go out in it unless wearing a bug bag.
                        Doing it all wrong since 1966

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