The Yukon Trail

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37 frames from The Yukon Trail, at the resolution it originally ran at. Pick one to see it at full size.

• View An old parchment map of Alaska, the Yukon and British Columbia, with a black and white photograph of a man resting on a walking stick beside a large pack. at full size
• View The journal, with the player's name on its first line: August 23, 1897, arrived at Seattle with 0 pounds of food and $350 in cash. A diary and banknotes lie beside it. at full size
• View A street in Seattle: a couple under a blue parasol walks past Pioneer Outfitters, a man sits on a pile of sacks, and signs point to the Ticket Office and the Wharf. at full size
• View Seattle Wharf: a man in a hat says the best way to start your journey is to board a ship to Skagway. You can ask where Skagway is, what your other choices are, or where to buy a ticket. at full size
• View A ticket office: a clerk sits behind the Tickets window, and four people with packs wait, one holding newspapers, one in a red jacket, a man in a cowboy hat and a heavy man in a bowler. at full size
• View Sailing north: the route map from Seattle up the coast of British Columbia toward Dyea and Skagway in Alaska, with a ship in the rain in the small window and the calendar at 1897, Aug 25. at full size
• View Totem Poles: carved poles stand among the trees. The text says they are made by Haida and Tlingit carvers and are not religious icons but symbols of significant people, events and beliefs. at full size
• View Dyea: wooden buildings with the Dyea Saloon and an Arcade. Your partner, a man with a mustache and a bowler hat, says: We have arrived in Dyea. at full size
• View A newspaper, The Call, with the headline Crowds on the Chilkoot Trail: Trail Is Blocked For Miles. Signs behind it point to Skagway and the Chilkoot. at full size
• View Inside a log cabin: a man in a fur coat stands by the counter, another sits at a table, and a third stands by a white bench. A wanted poster hangs on the door. at full size
• View A store with log walls, where the shopkeeper asks if there is something he can do for you. You can say you need supplies for a trip to the Yukon, or that you are just browsing. at full size
• View Skagway: a muddy street with Outfitters & Feed, a Photo Studio, an Arcade and Soapy's Saloon. A man stands with two horses, another waits at a table with tin cups, and signs point to White Pass and Dyea. at full size
• View The shell game in Skagway: two hands move three tin cups around a wooden table, in front of the Photo Studio and Soapy's Saloon. at full size
• View A shooting gallery: a crosshair aims at bottles and plates on two shelves, with Bullets 18 and Score 50 below. at full size
• View A card game on a wooden table: five cards face down, a 4 of hearts, the jack of diamonds and a hand of five cards, with piles of 47 and 63, a sheet of Rules and a Quit Early button. at full size
• View A photo studio: framed black and white photographs cover the walls, and a woman stands at a desk near a camera on a tripod. at full size
• View In the photo studio, a framed photograph of a snowy mountainside, captioned Stampeders and packers climbing the Golden Stairs on the Chilkoot Trail. at full size
• View On the trail: a relief map with a red line from Skagway up toward White Pass, with Dyea and Sheep Camp also marked, and the calendar at 1897, Sep 24. at full size
• View Porcupine Hill: a man with a pack picks his way through rocks and fallen trees. The text asks if you can imagine getting a horse with a full load over this jumble, or carrying it on your own back. at full size
• View White Pass City in the snow: a log cabin Outfitters, a big tent, a man leading a horse and rider, a man with a dog by some sacks, and an old miner by a campfire. at full size
• View At White Pass City, a bearded man says you look like you're headed to the Klondike, and he came from there. You can ask who he is, how he got here from Dawson, or what the Klondike is like. at full size
• View Deadhorse Trail: horse bones lie in the snow. The text says the White Pass Trail has come to be called the Dead Horse Trail, and quotes Jack London on the horses that died between Skagway and Bennett. at full size
• View Near Lake Bennett on the route map, your partner says: Some varmint's run off with a pile of our food! We better check and see how much we got left. at full size
• View Boat Plans: three sketches pinned to boards, Plan 1, Plan 2 and Plan 3, each a different boat loaded with supplies, with Cancel and Build buttons. at full size
• View Down the river: the map from Lake Bennett past Tagish Lake and Laberge Lake and along the Yukon River to Carmacks, with a boat in the small window and the calendar at 1898, Jun 7. at full size
• View Steering through rapids, seen from above: a loaded boat on blue water heads past rocks in white spray, with a strip map of the river on the right. at full size
• View Five Finger Rapids: the river runs between tall rock walls and pillars, with pine trees on the bank. Dawson is marked on the map behind. at full size
• View Dawson: a street with the Dawson Saloon, an Arcade, Outfitters and a Claims notice. A couple with a baby, a woman in a white blouse and a woman with newspapers and a bag stand in front. at full size
• View In Dawson, a man in a suit says: I'm George Carmack. I found the gold that started the gold rush. The date was August 16, 1896. Now, I'm one of the richest men in Dawson City. at full size
• View In Dawson, a young miner in a sweater says he has not struck it rich yet because he came down with scurvy, common for miners who live on the three Bs: bread, bacon and beans. at full size
• View A photograph in a carved frame, captioned Three miners having a meal in their cabin: three men eat around a crowded table. at full size
• View The Claim Map of the Klondike Gold Fields 1897-98, with Bonanza, Eldorado and Hunker Creeks between the Yukon and Klondike Rivers. Markers show discovery, tested, available and staked claims. at full size
• View No. 1 Above Carmacks Creek: a miner in a red shirt kneels by a winding stream to pan for gold, with supplies by a Trail sign and the calendar at 1898, Jun 22. at full size
• View Cheechako Hill: your partner says: By cracky! Them are gold nuggets, sure as shootin'! I seen bigger nuggets once in Colorado, but I don't think we're likely to find a better claim than this one. at full size
• View Mining on Cheechako Hill: people pan in the stream, shovel gravel, work a rocker and a sluice, and haul a bucket up a shaft. A counter shows 21708 and the calendar reads 1898, Aug 27. at full size
• View A newspaper, The Call: Stampeders Hit Pay Dirt! Klondike Pair Among the Lucky Few to Strike It Rich, with a drawing of two people in the snow holding up bags, one of them dancing. at full size