Plein Air Painting Trip to Rika's Roadhouse

Photo from signboard erected on Sawmill Trail by Boy Scout Troop 38, Midnight Sun Council

A old photo showing an open sleigh carrying passengers between Valdez and Fairbanks

in the early 1900's. Travel conditions were brutal and comforts sparse on the week long trips.

Roadhouses, some quite primitive, were established every 8 to 10 miles to accomodate travelers.