Wander Lust! by Kluane Spake Wander Lust is one of the really Great Adventure Stories! It is the riveting (and true) arctic, action filled stories with never before seen photos of Northern History, Alaska, Squaw Creek, Haines, and Kluane Lake!
Dr. Kluane tells about her dad, now an old Sourdough named Austin who went to Squaw Creek (B.C.) in 1932, when he was 19. He went there to mine gold with his famous gold-mining aunt, Frances Muncaster! This is about the real arctic pioneers --
The memories and original photos of Frances Noyes. the daughter in law of Judge Noyes in Nome and wife of Tom Noyes. She later became Frances Muncastor wife of Bill Muncastor.
Did you know Wyat Earp and Jack London were up in Nome? Along with Jack Dalton who owned the Dalton Trail.
Learn about the Gold Rush in Nome and Porcupine Creek! Read how the early settlers searched for the American Dream. Enjoy original photos of panoramic views of uncharted lands. Ride dog sleds pulled by your favorite dog teams alone in the -50 degree North. Their gold mine was near the Yukon, and BC border at what was known as the "Golden Triangle."
In winters, Austin drove dog teams through the wilderness passageways to delivered mail to Kluane Lake. On that trail, he met many of the daring prospecting heroes who settled the North.
Gold Fever tells about sled dog transportation and the rugged Alaska pioneers who challenged the arctic and raced dog sleds across the uncharted wilderness of the North.
This is a story about the Alaska Goldrush and gold mining! Many of these gold mines that are now still being prospected -- including Porcupine Creek!
The challenging memories of the Alaskan gold rush, and prospecting for gold in the camp of Silver at Kluane Lake. Squaw Creek. Candle gold rush. Nome gold rush. Yukon. British Columbia.
About the Author: All her life, Dr. Kluane Spake was raised in Alaska. For years, she drove out to the creeks near Fairbanks and hauled their playpen down to the creek for her kids to play and eat lunch while she panned for gold in abandon claims.
Then, she pick axed the hard ground from the mountain side and shoveled the dirt into a wheel barrow and hauled it over to the creek. She processed this from her make-shift sluice boxes built out of tricycle baskets. Every time, she hit "pay dirt!" And, later she made jewelry from her findings. Today, Dr. Kluane is now an international traveling speaker. She lives in Atlanta with her husband and four kids, and seven rowdy grand-kids!
