Wide Open Spaces - Alaska 2009 - Skagway
Skagway Notes
Skagway (pop 800) was known to thousands of hopeful gold rushers as the gateway to the gold fields. Although it boasted the shortest route to the Klondike, it was far from being the easiest. Over a hundred years ago, the White Pass route through the Coast Mountains and the shorter, but steeper, Chilkoot Trail was used by countless stampeder's.
The weather on Tuesday was once again drizzling rain in Skagway, but we were ready for some shore time! I booked the 7 1/2 hour Yukon Bus & Rail Tour with Chilkoot Charters & Tours, another recommendation found on Cruise Critic. We began with a train excursion from Skagway to the top of the White Pass Summit. Upon arriving at the train depot in Fraser, we were transferred to a bus to continue our journey into the beautiful Yukon. The weather in the Yukon was actually partly cloudy!
The closest we came to seeing a bear on this whole trip was on the bus ride in the Yukon. Several people yelled "BEAR" and the bus driver actually turned the bus around for all of us to see. Unfortunately, the bear was gone.
We traveled to Carcross, Caribou Crossing, Emerald Lake, and Lake Bennett. Lunch at Caribou Crossing Trading Post consisted of BBQ chicken, cole slaw, baked potato, and donuts. Maybe we were ready for simpler foods after all the fancy and rich cruise ship food, because we thought the lunch was very good. We saw waterfalls, the roaring Skagway River, mountains, glaciers, panoramic vistas, and the pristine beauty of Alaska and the Yukon.
Upon return to Skagway, we were greeted once again with drizzling rain. Decided not to walk around town and returned to the ship. Good choice, because the rain became rather heavy after that.
Arrival in Skagway
Alaska - Skagway
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Skagway
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Route Map
White Pass & Yukon Railroad
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Featured pictures
Fraser Train Station
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On the Road in the Yukon
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It's a hard life..... :)
Carcross Yukon
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Emerald Lake
On the road to Skagway
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Back at the Diamond Princess
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