There are still more than five producing gold mines in Alaska. So, it's fair to say chasing gold is still a big deal. At Goldaughters, in Fairbanks, we had our first lesson in panning for gold. Dad was pretty good at it, but I’m pretty sure some of my specks of gold floated away. These days most of the gold is collected in the mines, but there are still some miners staking claims and panning. I held a giant nugget worth over $18 000 dollars! We visited a couple of abandoned mines—one gold and one copper. Independence Mine mined gold until the 1950s. Set above the Hatcher Pass it was easy to imagine the miners enjoying this beautiful location. However, it was also easy to imagine how remote it would be in the winter. The miners' children had their own school right there. The coolest thing about visiting the Kennecott Mine is that we had to get there by small plane. The Kennecott Galcier was massive! We are loving our adventures. Stay safe. You are Always in my Prayers. Love Mom.
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KB NPW
11/2/2022 12:07:04 pm
Were you excited to go on the airplane?
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Ray
11/2/2022 07:19:39 pm
I was excited about seeing the Alaskan landscape from the air, especially the glaciers. The small plane (de Havilland Canada DHC-2 Beaver) was taking off and landing at a small dirt runway in the middle of nowhere, and the fuel truck was a tank on the back of a pickup truck which made it feel a little scary. The pilot did tip and circle the plane around a bit so both sides of the plane could get a good view of the glacier.
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