Mystery Location
I was in Nome again for a bit, and just before I flew back, I took a bit of a hike.
I was looking for a specific place. My directions invoked an old trail, a creek bed, and a line of willows.
I saw some cool stuff, found the creek bed, and located the willows:
Here is the location I was looking for:
Not very remarkable until you wade into the willows:
Old Riveted Shovel
A Stovetop
Coiled Tube
Rusting Tins
Old Stove
Another Stovetop Under the Moss
And then I was there:
Encroaching Tundra
A Fallen Wall
More Ruined Walls
A Collapsed Building
The Relentless March of Decay
Rust and Lichen
A Fading Lamp
An Old Bottle
A Wall in the Willows
The building was surrounded by mossy mounds . . . . formed by tailing piles of bottles.
Another Shovel
Ruins and an Old Bottle
Recycled by Nature
A Barrel Stove
Roof and Stove Remains
A Boot Sole
Stove Legs
A Mitten
The Remains of Miners’ Fortunes
Bottle in the Moss
A Damper and China
This was a place I have been meaning to visit for a long time. Who can guess what significance this building has? Post a comment below if you have an idea. We’ll do something cool for whoever guesses first!
First hint: We will narrow the geographical possibilities. The site is in Western Alaska in the area near Nome.
Here is another hint:
The ruins are the remains of a framed wooden building (normal in the area due to lack of trees for cabins), just up the hill from a creek. The lumber would have been shipped in, mostly, though some of the framing timber may have been cut by local sawmills from driftwood logs.
The willows are now grown up around the remains of the building so that no trace of it can be seen from outside the willows. Surrounding the building on three sides, but especially on the uphill side where there was a side door and behind the building are huge mounds that are covered with moss and willows. They look like they could be just part of the hillside. When you walk on these mounds, though, you will hear the crunch of glass under the moss. These mounds are formed from thousands of bottles. Scattered around are old tins, stove parts, shovels with the handles rotted away, steel wash basins and tubs, cigar tins, broken china, etc.
It is the kind of place where you can feel the history . . .
Wyatt Earps saloon?
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Wyatt earls saloon?
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You nailed it!
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Nice going Mike!!!
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on the road from Nome to council?
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On the marge of Lake Lebarge? Is that the Alice May?
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I saw in a trice, it was NOT the Alice May.
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Here is another hint:
The ruins are the remains of a framed wooden building (normal in the area due to lack of trees for cabins), just up the hill from a creek. The lumber would have been shipped in, mostly, though some of the framing timber may have been cut by local sawmills from driftwood logs.
The willows are now grown up around the remains of the building so that no trace of it can be seen from outside the willows. Surrounding the building on three sides, but especially on the uphill side where there was a side door and behind the building are huge mounds that are covered with moss and willows. They look like they could be just part of the hillside. When you walk on these mounds, though, you will hear the crunch of glass under the moss. These mounds are formed from thousands of bottles. Scattered around are old tins, stove parts, shovels with the handles rotted away, steel wash basins and tubs, cigar tins, broken china, etc.
It is the kind of place where you can feel the history . . .
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https://www.google.com/maps/place/64%C2%B037%2753.2%22N+164%C2%B022%2730.4%22W/@64.631444,-164.3751111,15z/data=!3m1!4b1!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0x0
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Dawson.
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Further west – near Nome. The site has historical significance.
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Solomon, AK.
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Pictures are from Alska
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Okay…. I will keep looking. Is it okay to make a second guess?
BTW: I can’t believe that rifle is still there and in such good shape after all this time…. (just kidding)
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Guess as many times as you like! I will add more info if necessary.
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I’m going to guess you were visiting a Yukon gold rush ghost town…Chicken?
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Yukon, no. Gold rush, yes. Chicken, no.
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Upper Dewey lake, Klondike Nat’l Park, near Skagway? (saying it’s near the lake may be too specific….)
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Nope. Look further west, near Nome. It is a site of historical significance.
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