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2007-09-03 11:11:10 ** Seattle ** Tortuous Trails White Pass Trail When the first stampeders arrived in July 1897, only a narrow winding trail connected Skagway Bay and the summit of White Pass. Within a few weeks, stampeders overwhelmed the trail, turning it into a morass of rocks, exposed roots, and deep mud. The trail, frequently impassable, became a trap where horses and other pack animals died by the hundreds. Once hard winter came, traffic switched to travel on the frozen Skagway River. A wagon road was completed to the top of White Pass in March of 1898. Later the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad followed the same route.

Album: Seattle, Washington 2007
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Date: 2007-09-03 11:11:10
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Tortuous Trails

White Pass Trail

When the first stampeders arrived in July 1897, only a narrow winding trail connected Skagway Bay and the summit of White Pass. Within a few weeks, stampeders overwhelmed the trail, turning it into a morass of rocks, exposed roots, and deep mud. The trail, frequently impassable, became a trap where horses and other pack animals died by the hundreds. Once hard winter came, traffic switched to travel on the frozen Skagway River.

A wagon road was completed to the top of White Pass in March of 1898. Later the White Pass and Yukon Route Railroad followed the same route.

Exposure Time: 0.067 s (1/15)
Aperture: f/3.5
Sensitivity: 100 ISO
Focal Length: 28 mm
Make: Canon
Model: Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL
Owner: Ruben Schoenefeld
Camera Number: 1560516904
Image Number: 1929278

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