HAZELET's JOURNAL a Riveting Alaska Gold Rush Saga

Hazelet's Journal is a true 1898 Gold Rush story that gives us insight into the character of those who went before us, a sense of passion, loyalty, and resilience that was so much a part of the great American spirit that our country was founded upon. It's told in the journalist's original voice, captured for generations to come.This TRAVEL EDITION is designed in a paperback format, lightweight to fit inside a backpack to read (no wifi required) on the trail as the traveler makes his or...
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Hazelet's Journal is a true 1898 Gold Rush story that gives us insight into the character of those who went before us, a sense of passion, loyalty, and resilience that was so much a part of the great American spirit that our country was founded upon. It's told in the journalist's original voice, captured for generations to come.This TRAVEL EDITION is designed in a paperback format, lightweight to fit inside a backpack to read (no wifi required) on the trail as the traveler makes his or her way to Valdez. It contains the same journal entries and stories contained in the hardcover version published in 2012, however with more travelogue content of the current sights and landscapes as one makes their way (300 miles) along the Richardson Highway from Anchorage into the town of Valdez, the staging site of the old 1898 pioneer tent city and trailhead of the Alaska Gold Fields. A rich history of the last true American frontier to experience. The old Copper Center and pioneer mail hub at the confluence of the Copper and Klutina Rivers. Kennecott Cooper mines at McCarthy, Keystone Canyon with its beautiful waterfalls and the scene of the famous "shootout" between waring railway companies in 1907, and much much more for the curious travelers to experience as they make their way into the town of Valdez. Discover the magic! Come see the "Stones."This Valdez public art space honors George Cheever Hazelet, Andrew Jackson Meals, and the region's Indigenous people before them including those who were so important in guiding them into the gold fields. The name for the Meals Hill trailhead is VALDEZ RISING - "Suacit" (The People Of The Place That Rises Into View), recognizing the Alutiiq-Sugpiaq of the region and the many partnerships that persevered to make Valdez and Alaska what they are today. VALDEZ RISING - "Suacit" will speak to people in many ways. It will be a place to learn about the early history of Valdez and hopefully be a quiet spiritual place of reflection or a hub for conversation about the future.