...things of man than to escape them. With evidence of the stampede spread trailside through what has been called the "Longest Museum in the world," a reporter can't help but ask why? Why did stampeders drag 2,000 pounds of food and shelter...

...creeks of gold. If genuine curiosity doesn't get you, the artifacts and signage lining the path through the "Longest Museum in the World" will. Related story: Chilkoot checklist: how to get treking Our group of Chilkoot hikers came together...

...Sound off on the important issues at As someone who thoroughly enjoyed hiking the 32-mile Chilkoot Trail ("the longest museum in the world"), an important site of the Klondike gold rush, I know how valuable historic sites are. Anchorage...