Synopsis
This video contains footage filmed by Karl Kernberger on a 1963 trip driving through Canada to Alaska and then down the Yukon River on 2300-mile boat journey. The boat trip along the Yukon River began at Lake Bennett in British Columbia and ended in Alakanuk, Alaska, on the Bering Sea. Other members of the expedition included Kernberger’s friend J. Michael Jenkinson, Rafen Moon (Kathy) Jenkinson, Bill Carpenter, and John Loehr. A Swiss reporter, Maurice Bettex, also joined the group for some of the 3-month river trip. Kernberger documented this trip, planning to produce a documentary film. The project was never completed, but Kernberger used the footage to create various edited versions of the material. Footage from this segment of film is an edited version, not presented sequentially. Footage includes: Various angles of a woman getting into her car, which then is seen taking off along a road. Views of another camera filming people in front of a building with large letters reading "CBC" horizontally and "BXT." High perspective views of a large city. Many natural vistas. A large wooden bridge over a river, with two men getting into a boat beneath it. Views from a boat heading down a river. Views of a large church spire. Cars driving through a city’s crossroads. A dim image of a sunset. A girl eating an ice pop. A sign reading "Carcross. Skagway 67.5 miles." A large family sits outside of a home. Numerous views of a large white boat named Tutshi. The dim interior of a house.…
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Details
- Running time
- 60 minutes
- Language
- English
Subjects on the Internet Archive
- Yukon
- Alaska
- British Columbia
- Klondike
- expedition
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