Cruise: Day Four Skagway, Alaska

This would be our last Alaska port of call. So we did some shopping. Great end of the Season deals. Skagway is a very small town..in the summer the population is 700 people. In the winter that population drops to about 75 people. Skagway was a mining town. This was the last stop on a gold seekers way to the Yukon. There were two trails that they would take to get to the Yukon. At first we were not going to do any excursions, then as we passed the train station. I spoke up and said.."less take the train". So we went to the Depot and bought the tickets for the afternoon trip up to White Pass. Many of the posts that follow are pictures of that train trip. The trip included lots of stories and telling about the history of the area. I would say this is a definite must do it you ever find yourself in Skagway.

Train Ride 1

The Trial of 98. This was the one of the trail's that the miners would take to get into the Yukon. Many lives and also pack animals were lost on this trail. As you can see the trail is not very wide and there was not room for two pack animals to pass each other. So someone would have to have theirs step aside. They men were required to have 1 ton of supplies, before they were allowed across the border into Canada. They would take about 40 trips to get all the needed supplies from Skagway to the Border.

Train Ride 2

These are pictures taken at the US/Canadian Border. We were not allowed off the train, as at this point we were actually in Canada. The scenery was spectacular.

Train Ride 3

These are picture of the train and one of Kodie when we were sitting at the border waiting for the engine to change position and take us back down to Skagway.

Train Ride 4

Skayway Pictures

The town of Skayway, Harding Glacier and the Gold Rush National Park, where Kodie earned her Junior Ranger Badge.