June 26 part 2 GARY AND STEVE'S DAY
While Barb and I were visiting Juneau, Gary and Steve took off in the Jeep to explore the area between Skagway and the Canadian border. They took a side trip to the old Dyea Townsite where the Chilkoot Trail begins. They saw many views of the White Pass & Yukon Route railway tracks, bridges, and trains and stopped at the Goat Lake turnout to take pictures of Pitchfork Falls. They saw many other waterfalls along the way.
The William Moore Bridge is a unique suspension bridge which spans a 110 foot wide gorge over Moore Creek. At the White Pass Summit they paused to think of the thousands of gold seekers who poured into this area seeking their fortunes in the late 1800's.
Tormented Valley, a rocky desolate "moonscape" of stunted trees and small lakes offered another great photo op. They also saw the foundation of the old Venus Mines mill site which was built in the 1960's and used until 1981.
The guys had a great day of exploring this historic area while we were off to the state capital.
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| Pitchfork Falls |
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| Falls |
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| William Moore Bridge |
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| Tormented Valley |
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| White Pass & Yukon Train |
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| Red Mountain |
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| On the way to Dyea |
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| The road less traveled...to Dyea |
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| Venus Mines mill |
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