Labor Day Weekend in McCarthy; the town at the end of the Road.

This past Labor Day weekend we decided to pack up the station wagon (aka the Escape) and head for McCarthy, Alaska; a small old mining town located 60 miles down the gravel McCarthy Road.
The road ends at the Kenicott River, running off the nearby Kenicott & Root Glaciers. Locals are able to access the town by a small bridge to the south, all other traffic is by foot, bike, or paw only.
The quaint little town of McCarthy has since re-faced itself for tourists and Alaskan adventurerers alike. Mining here ended in the 1930's, leaving the area as a ghost town until it was rediscovered by travelers in the 1970's.

The nearby Kenicott Copper Mines, a landmark within the Wrangell-St.Elias National Park
Jasper and Jack had fun playing on the Root Glacier.
The following photo's were taken on the Mccarthy Road monday morning on our drive out.


The confluence of the Copper River and the Chitna River.