KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH Hikers on the Chilkoot Trail: A Descriptive Report

Cover

Acknowledgments

Introduction

Methodology

A Descriptive Overview

Conclusion

Bibliography

Footnotes

Appendices

Figure 1 — Statistical breakdown of the study population

Figure 2 — Number of hikers on the Chilkoot Trail during the summer (beginning in 1973) and the percentage increase

Figure 3 — Percentage of hikers during each summer month of 1976 (N = 1,516)

Table 1 — When the completed questionnaires were returned

Table 2 — Social age of hikers

Table 3 — Highest educational level attended by hikers no longer in school

Table 4 — Hikers inside and outside the labor force

Table 5 — Occupations of those inside the labor force

Table 6 — Residence of hikers, by country

Table 7 — Residence of American hikers

Table 8 — Residence of Canadian hikers

Table 9 — Comparison of the Chilkoot hike with previous backcountry hikes

Table 10 — Index of hiking experience

Table 11 — When did you first consider hiking the Chilkoot Trail?

Table 12 — How did you learn about the Chilkoot Trail?

Table 13 — How did you learn about Klondike Gold Rush history?

Table 14 — Why did you hike the Chilkoot Trail?

Table 15 — How would you describe the Chilkoot Trail?

Table 16 — Direction of travel on the Trail

Table 17 — Extent of the hike

Table 18 — Number of days hiking the Trail

Table 19 — Did you visit the Canyon City ruins and the cemetery at Lindeman?

Table 20 — Where hikers camped on the Trail

Table 21 — Use of shelters by those camping in areas with shelters

Table 22 — Size of hiking parties

Table 23 — Type of hiking parties

Table 24 — For those not residing in Alaska or the Yukon, was this your first visit to the Far North?

Table 25 — How would you evaluate the preservation of historical relics and landmarks on the Trail?

Table 26 — How would you evaluate the historical interpretive signs in terms of their success interpreting the Trail's history?

Table 27 — How would you rate the physical condition of the Trail?

Table 28 — How would you rate the physical condition of the shelters?

Table 29 — Opinions on motorized vehicles and boats for the Trail

Table 30 — Opinions on the presence of horses and dogs on the Trail

Table 31 — Opinions on rangers and patrolmen screening hikers and daily patrols by rangers and patrolmen

Table 32 — Opinions on limiting and restricting hikers on the Trail

Table 33 — Opinions on facilities for the Trail

Table 34 — Opinions on restoring and interpreting the Trail's history

In footnote —

Table 35 — Comparison of the sex breakdown of the Chilkoot study population with that of other backcountry studies

Table 36 — Most common occupations listed by the hikers

Table 37 — Residence of foreign hikers

Table 38 — Comparison of the Chilkoot Trail with other National Parks in terms of the percentage of area residents comprising the total population

In Appendix 5 —

Table 39 — Frequency of participation in overnight hiking trips in the past 12 months

Table 40 — Number of years participating in overnight hikes

Table 41 — How would you rate yourself as a hiker

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