There is something quietly compelling about a ghost town. Not the haunted variety found in movies, but the quiet variety, the kind that was once full of bustling energy and simply exhaled and quietened down. The ghost town deep in Alaska's wilderness along the Chilkoot Trail fits that description exactly. History documented by the National Park Service reveals that Sheep Camp existed long before the gold rush, serving as a final stopping point before treeline and as a place used for years by Alaska Natives before any prospector arrived.
From peaceful hideaway to bustling town
