Kennecott shut down in 1938 — 4.6 million tons of copper ore left behind in a 14-story wood mill that still stands. Today it's a National Historic Landmark inside Wrangell-St. Elias, the biggest national park in the US (six Yellowstones). Stay at Kennicott Glacier Lodge next door to the mine; hike to the Bonanza or Jumbo mine ruins; ice-climb the Root Glacier with St. Elias Alpine Guides. Decompression: a beer and pizza at the Golden Saloon in McCarthy (population 28), then 90 miles of dirt road back to Chitina and the long drive to ANC.
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