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Thought I'd post some photos of the last trip of the year. This was back in mid September, after the "tourist season" was over at Kennicott. Shuttles have stopped. No tour guides. Just some friends and the mine. We had the whole place to ourselves.

To get to Kennicott you have to drive the Mcarthy Rd, which is a 60 mile largely unmaintained dirt road. It can take well over 2 hours to do that 60 miles. We went in in the middle of the night, in the rain, and it made for an interesting but rather fun experience. Crossing the single lane, 238' high, 112 year old Kuskulana River Bridge is rather eerie at midnight, and truly spectacular in the daylight.

Once there you camp at Base Camp Kennicott. Busy in the summer, but we were the only ones there at this time of year. The views from base camp are stunning, especially the wall of ice in the distance.

From base camp you cross a foot bridge to get in to Mcarthy proper. In the summer, shuttles take you the 5 miles to to the mine. In the off season though, you hike - OR bring a real skinny 4 wheeler and a trailer light enough to carry across the bridge on its side 😂

The mine has been undergoing restoration and preservation so there's a mix of anywhere from ruins to fully restored buildings. We spent a full day exploring just the mine, and you could easily spend 2-3 days in the area and not get bored. If you're driving from any reasonably sized city in Alaska, plan a 3 day trip here with drive times.

Anyway, enough rambling, hope some of you will enjoy these random photos from the trip.

Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220924_093745
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220924_095621
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220924_115401
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Thought I'd post some photos of the last trip of the year. This was back in mid September, after the "tourist season" was over at Kennicott. Shuttles have stopped. No tour guides. Just some friends and the mine. We had the whole place to ourselves.

To get to Kennicott you have to drive the Mcarthy Rd, which is a 60 mile largely unmaintained dirt road. It can take well over 2 hours to do that 60 miles. We went in in the middle of the night, in the rain, and it made for an interesting but rather fun experience. Crossing the single lane, 238' high, 112 year old Kuskulana River Bridge is rather eerie at midnight, and truly spectacular in the daylight.

Once there you camp at Base Camp Kennicott. Busy in the summer, but we were the only ones there at this time of year. The views from base camp are stunning, especially the wall of ice in the distance.

From base camp you cross a foot bridge to get in to Mcarthy proper. In the summer, shuttles take you the 5 miles to to the mine. In the off season though, you hike - OR bring a real skinny 4 wheeler and a trailer light enough to carry across the bridge on its side 😂

The mine has been undergoing restoration and preservation so there's a mix of anywhere from ruins to fully restored buildings. We spent a full day exploring just the mine, and you could easily spend 2-3 days in the area and not get bored. If you're driving from any reasonably sized city in Alaska, plan a 3 day trip here with drive times.

Anyway, enough rambling, hope some of you will enjoy these random photos from the trip.

Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952


Ford Bronco Fall Camping at Kennicott Mine, Alaska with First Edition Bronco 20220925_105952
Fantastic!! Maybe one day......
 

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Awesome! Thanks! Saw it on a tv show but it looks like the Park Service took it over. Amazing scenery.
 

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Great trip, that's a place I've been wanting to go to for sometime now. Good call on waiting till after tourist season.
 

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When I went there in the 90s, there were two AMC mighty mites there being used as taxis...wonder if they are still there
 

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Great pictures and write up. This is definitely one of my top 5 places to go. I love making that drive out there. I’ve only been in the summer though. I enjoy the people that McCarthy attracts but I bet having it all to yourself would be pretty sweet. Just don’t tell anyone or else it will get even more popular. 🙂
 

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That's awesome! I've been there a couple times as a kid. Guessing they don't let you explore the buildings anymore, vivid memories of walking through those old buildings.
 

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Weird how similar the vibe is with Independence at Hatcher. Like the ghosts of miners past are all still present.
 
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That looks like quite the trip. Awesome views with a good bit of history. Thanks for sharing (y)
 
 


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