Kennecott Mine National Historic Landmark

Today we traveled 59 miles back a dirt/gravel road to the mining towns of McCarthy and Kennicott. We saw a moose on the way there, but it was too fast for us to get our cameras out and to take its picture...oh well, I have more pictures of moose!  McCarthy is a very small town that we had to walk across a foot bridge and hike 3/4 miles to get to. (Later we found out that locals pay a $300 annual toll to a private party to cross the car bridge that we didn't see when we got there)  Pictures of McCarthy.

 Then we took a shuttle 5 miles to the Historic mill town of Kennicott to see the Kennecott Mine buildings.

 Here is Cody looking out at the tailings on the glacier ice and all the rusty barrels and trash at the bottom on the hill.

Here is a picture of more  mine tailings and in the far background you can see the Kennicott Glacier.

Ed & Steve discussing what they want for lunch. Below are pictures of the copper concentration mill.

A few more pictures of buildings in the town.

Then we headed back the 3 hour...59 mile road to our camping spot just outside Chitina.  We saw this old railroad bridge and had to stop to take a picture of two.

Tomorrow we head to Tok. The weather is changing and it is time to head south!