Fauna Series No. 3

Fauna of the National Parks — No. 3 Birds and Mammals of Mount McKinley National Park

Itineraries

DIXON AND WRIGHT, 1926

ON MAY 8, 1926, we departed from Seattle on the S. S. Yukon and reached Seward, Alaska, on the 16th. Transferring at this point to the Alaska Railroad, we arrived at McKinley Park station on May 18. A base camp in the park was made at 2,800 feet, on Savage River. Fortunately, we had the use of a cabin at this camp that had been built by the Alaska Road Commission. From this central locality various "pack-back" side trips were made on foot into some of the more remote sections of the park. During the 72 days, or 2-1/2 months, spent in actual field work in the McKinley region we hiked approximately 500 miles, covering all portions of the park that are now normally visited by tourists. Our activities were divided as follows:

May 19-June 15	Savage River, 2,800 feet.
June 15 17	Sanctuary River, 2,900 feet.
June 19-23	Savage River, foothills.
June 24-29	Savage River, headwaters.
June 29-July 1	Savage River, 2,800 feet.
July 2-6	Fairbanks.
July 7-8	Savage River, 2,800 feet.
July 9	Igloo Creek.
July 10	Toklat River.
July 11-15	Copper Mountain.
July 16-19	Wonder Lake.
July 20	Copper Mountain.
July 21	Toklat to Igloo Creek.
July 22	Double Mountain.
July 26	Fish Creek.
July 23-29	Savage River, 2,800 feet.

We left McKinley Park station on July 30, departed from Seward for Seattle on August 1, and arrived in Berkeley on August 11.

DIXON, 1932

May 2	Left Berkeley, Calif.
May 7	Left Seattle.
May 15	Arrived McKinley Park Station.
May 16-23	Headquarters, Mount McKinley National Park.
May 24-27	Ewe Creek.
May 28-29	Savage River.
May 30	Mount Margaret.
June 1	Igloo Creek.
June 2-6	Savage River Canyon.
June 7-23	Igloo Creek and Double Mountain.
June 24-29	Park headquarters.
June 30	Sable Pass.
July 1-5	Park headquarters.
July 6-7	Igloo Creek.
July 8	Stony Creek.
July 9-14	Igloo Creek and Double Mountain.
July 15-18	Toklat.
July 19	Igloo Creek.
July 20	Sable Pass.
July 21-24	Igloo Creek.
July 25-31	Park headquarters.
August 1-2	Savage River.
August 3-5	Fish Creek.
August 6	Copper Mountain.
August 7	Muldrow Glacier.
August 8-9	McKinley Bar.
August 10	Wonder Lake.
August 11-12	Quigleys.
August 13	Wonder Lake.
August 14-23	McKinley Bar.
August 24	Copper Mountain.
August 25	Park headquarters.
August 26	Sable Mountain.
August 27	Toklat.
August 28-31	Park headquarters.
September 1	Left McKinley Park Station.
September 16	Arrived Berkeley, Calif.

Last Modified: Thurs, Oct 4 2001 10:00:00 pm PDT
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