Wolf Creek #4 Telegraph Line Traditional Cache
Wolf Creek #4 Telegraph Line
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This is cache #4 of an 11 part series on the Wolf Creek Trail. The point marked by the signpost is an awesome spot for a group photo. The cache is some distance from the signpost on a spur trail that circles the peninsula.
Welcome to the Wolf Creek Trail, a walk through Yukon's boreal forest. The trail takes you to the banks of the Yukon River and then back along Wolf Creek in an hour's walk. The inspiration for this series comes from a brochure produced by Environment Yukon called "Wolf Creek Trail". It is no longer in print.
Signpost #4 TELEGRAPH LINE
Look over the edge of the escarpment to see the remains of a telegraph line, strung high in the spruce trees below. The line connected Dawson to the outside world in September of 1899. It was in use until 1953, when the all-weather road between Whitehorse and Dawson was finished.
To access this cache you have 2 choices. Take the longer and gentler trail winding through the forest through waypoint 60 37.105, 134 55.801 off the main trail (20 min walk) OR descend the steep clay ridge down from signpost #4, following a goat trail. I don't recommend the second option because it could be treacherous if wet and will promote erosion of the bank, not to mention your knees.
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