The White Pass - Yukon Railroad
The highlight of our Skagway adventure -- a ride on the White Pass - Yukon railroad, the preferred method of travel for gold rush stampeders at the turn of the last century. Getting ready to board in downtown Skagway
The train -- all tourists at this point.
View of Skagway and the Lynn Canal in the distance
Completely untouched nature
The Skagway river -- far down below
The valley opens up
View of another train across the valley
An avalanche hit the railroad just a few days before our visit -- luckily, it was cleared in time
View of the same avalanche from across the way
Approaching the snow-capped pass
Tunnel
Less and less trees as we approach the pass
A bridge no longer in use, but a remarkable feat of engineering in its day
The White Pass and Summit Lake -- the Canadian border and the end of our journey.
Skagway -- Gold Rush central
The town of Skagway, restored to look like 1898. Broadway -- deserted after the cruise ships pull out
Sara -- aka Madam Honey-Do-Me -- gives a tour of the Red Onion Saloon, Skagway's classiest and priciest brothel of its day
The former meatpacking plant -- one of many potentially haunted sites in town
The fireplace of the burnt-down Pullen House, where ghosts are said to sit around the fire laughing at night
Ross helps Holly to the train station
Two huskies chilling out
Skagway at dusk
Hike to Upper Reid Falls
A quick beautiful hike in Skagway -- Icy Lake
Hemlock and Spruce trees everywhere
Fiddlehead ferns -- very popular among the local black bear population
What used to be the northern part of Icy Lake -- a white beach of glacial silt
Reid falls
Tired and a bit sunburnt, but happy to be back at Icy Lake
Ferry ride to Skagway
Riding up to Skagway on the Alaska Marine Highway System -- probably the most beautiful day so far this year. The Taku took us there -
View from the Juneau / Auke Bay Ferry Terminal
A small Alaskan lighthouse
The Chilkoot mountain range
Haines -- small town on the way to Skagway.
Glacial silt meets ocean water just outside Haines
View south from the solarium down the Lynn Canal
Melting snow made creeks into waterfalls
Arriving in Skagway -- the cruise ships are already there.
A walk on the flume trail
A lunchtime walk on the beautiful flume trail -- Cedar cools herself off
Everything's green again
Gold Creek
Staying in shape
Devil's Club
Glad that the workout is over
Shots around town
Spring has finally arrived -- out at Lena Loop
Spruce trees in the rainforest
Bonfire
View across the channel
Sandy Beach
Misty
