Leaving Alaska....only to return


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August 15th 2009
Published: August 3rd 2010
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Well, it’s been almost a year since we updated the blog, so I’ll try and catch up. Can I attribute this to writer’s block?? Nah, just laziness, I guess, or the daunting task of reviewing thousands of photos and trying to remember stuff. After leaving Fairbanks in August, we re-connected with friends Patti and Bill and headed back through the Yukon Territory and northern British Columbi... Read Full Entry



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White Pass & Yukon RailroadWhite Pass & Yukon Railroad
White Pass & Yukon Railroad

We went on a day when they used the real steam engine
Yippee, a tunnelYippee, a tunnel
Yippee, a tunnel

Boy, was it dark in there
Gold Rush TrailGold Rush Trail
Gold Rush Trail

In 1898, many gold rushers walked this trail all the way to Dawson City in the Yukon
Train Cars for RentTrain Cars for Rent
Train Cars for Rent

You can stay in these backwoods "cabins" and take the train back to town
Another train across the canyonAnother train across the canyon
Another train across the canyon

A diesel-powered train on the far canyon wall
Hope no rocks fall.....Hope no rocks fall.....
Hope no rocks fall.....

OMG, we were just there.....looks a little precarious



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