A new log bridge that spans a side channel of the Taiya River at Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park in Alaska allows hikers to head up to Mile 4 on the historic Chilkoot Trail.

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A National Park Service employee in Alaska quit after being denied permission to take administrative leave during the coronavirus pandemic, according to local media reports.

Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park and the National Park Service's Vanishing Treasures Program are offering a free Log Preservation and Repair Intensive Workshop from April 10-19. The workshop focuses on the hands-on skills necessary for repairing and reusing historic log structures. Participants will be working together on an actual structure. The goal is to complete a log cabin by the end of the workshop.