Here are a few images I took about 20 years ago while traveling in Alaska, they might not be photographic masterpieces but I hope you find them somewhat interesting. These pictures were taken far from the bigger places as I always preferred to travel away from the crowded tourist spots. It’s safe to say that even 98% of Alaskans never set foot in any of these places. Eagle Alaska has a population 86 or Chicken Alaska with a population of 7 which climbs to 15 in the summer months this according to Wikipedia. Chicken also is the only place in the world named so. The story goes that during the gold rush they were going to name it Ptarmigan which are plenti ful in this area but nobody could spell it so the called it Chicken. Eagle is on the bank of the vast Yukon River, a leftover town from the Gold rush days, it can be reached by a one way gravel road that has pullouts to let the oncoming traffic go by but there is hardly any traffic as I met only one car. Eagle can also be reached by boat on the Yukon River from Dawson City Canada which I did once but never got one picture due fog and rain. I have the utmost respect for the people living in this harsh environment, yet they are so very outgoing and friendly. I have more slides I can scan and if there is any interest in this thread I will do so.
The last image was taken at mile 886 Alaska highway, I am not sure it still exists but right beside the highway was this collection of machinery, check the chainsaws hanging from the roof.

Here are a few images I took about 20 years ago while traveling in Alaska, they might not be photographic masterpieces but I hope you find them somewhat interesting. These pictures were taken far from the bigger places as I always preferred to travel away from the crowded tourist spots. It’s safe to say that even 98% of Alaskans never set foot in any of these places. Eagle Alaska has a population 86 or Chicken Alaska with a population of 7 which climbs to 15 in the summer months this according to Wikipedia. Chicken also is the only place in the world named so. The story goes that during the gold rush they were going to name it Ptarmigan which are plenti ful in this area but nobody could spell it so the called it Chicken. Eagle is on the bank of the vast Yukon River, a leftover town from the Gold rush days, it can be reached by a one way gravel road that has pullouts to let the oncoming traffic go by but there is hardly any traffic as I met only one car. Eagle can also be reached by boat on the Yukon River from Dawson City Canada which I did once but never got one picture due fog and rain. I have the utmost respect for the people living in this harsh environment, yet they are so very outgoing and friendly. I have more slides I can scan and if there is any interest in this thread I will do so.
The last image was taken at mile 886 Alaska highway, I am not sure it still exists but right beside the highway was this collection of machinery, check the chainsaws hanging from the roof.