On the Reid Falls Trail

Hiking in Alaska.

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July 1st 2010
Today my cousin and I went for a hike to the Gold Rush Cemetery, Reid Falls, and The Point. Jefferson (Soapy) Smith, a very bad con man and the man who shot him, Frank Reid are both buried at the Gold Rush Cemetery. Reid Falls was named after Frank. Reid Falls are big, beautiful, and powerful. To get to the point I had to climb over lots of rocks. ... read more

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