Hiking the Chilkoot Trail in the footsteps of the Klondike Stampeders from Alaska to the Yukon

Alaska, USA to Yukon Territory, Canada, September 2014. hikers drying their cloths and warm up at the wood stove in Sheep Camp. Hiking from Finnigan's Point to Sheep Camp through thick Pacific rainforest. Starting at Dyea, Alaska, The Chilkoot Trail retraces the Klondike Gold Rush route that most stampeders followed to get to the gold fields. Steeped in Klondike Gold Rush history and scattered with relics from the past, the famous Chilkoot Trail is also referred to as the longest open air museum in the world. This rugged 55 kilometer wilderness trek is a world-renowned hiking trail and Canada’s largest National Historic Site. Photo by Frits Meyst / MeystPhoto.com