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Thirty-three Miles

July 30, 2012 Posted by: Katie Bonanno

Follow our interns Katie Bonanno and Nicole Peters as they hike the Chilkoot Trail!

Chilkoot Trail, Artifact conservation, Archeological objects, Interns, Hiking, camping, summit, Parks Canada, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park
 

Did You Know?

museum exhibit at Klondike Gold Rush NHP showing a year's supply of food in bags, barrels and crates, a gold pan sits on top of the pile

The Canadian government required those going to the Klondike gold fields to bring a year's supply of food with them to avoid starvation during the long Yukon winter.  Some of the recommended supplies included 400 pounds of flour, 200 pounds of bacon, and 100 pounds of beans!