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Rich Riding in Cooper Landing

by | May 15, 2010 | Travel & Preservation

Trailing Alaskan Klondike prospector Charles E. Chapman.
I feel rather adventurous while horse riding in the Cooper Landing area on Alaska’s Kenai Peninsula, but I have nothing on Charles E. Chapman, who set out to find gold here in 1898 and 1899. While I am dealing with extreme terrain and the possibility of a bear encounter, I am also riding in July, blessed with almost 24 hours of sunlight. Time is certainly on my side


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