Tagged: Cantwell-Valdez Creek Trail

Denali Highway history and Whitey’s cabin at Maclaren River

Whitey’s cabin in 2004. When the Denali Highway opened in 1957 it was more than just a 135-mile scenic byway between Paxson and Cantwell.  It was the connecting road from Mt. McKinley National Park...

Brushkana Creek cabin a remnant of Denali transportation history

Brushkana Creek cabin in 2013 The Alaska Road Commission (ARC) cabin on Brushkana Creek (shown in drawing) is one of the few remnants of the Cantwell-Valdez Creek Trail. Bruskana is a clearwater stream that...