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Kennecott & McCarthy – Alaskan Ghost Towns

Posted on May 13, 2014 by Jaspa

From the moment I first saw a photo of the abandoned copper mill in the mining ghost town of Kennecott, while planning our trip to Alaska, I knew it had to go on my Bucket List. Then I discovered it … Continue reading →

Posted in Adventure, Environment, History, Jaspa's Journey, Photography, Travel, USA | Tagged A Lingering Look at Architecture, A Lingering Look at Architecture: May ~ Abandoned Architecture, Abandoned, Abandoned Architecture, Adventure, Alaska, Cee's Which Way Challenge, Cee’s Photography, copper, Daily Post, environment, ghost town, giraffe, hike, Jaspa, Jaspa's Journey, Kennecott, Kennicott Glacier, Ma Johnson’s, McCarthy, postaday, The Hermit of Kennecott, travel books, Weekly Photo Challenge, Wild West, wooden, Wrangell - St. Elias National Park | 27 Comments
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