Skagway -- Gold Fever and the Yukon!


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August 28th 2009
Published: June 12th 2017
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Geo: 59.4583, -135.314For our third morning in a row, we next docked at Skagway, which was our furthest point north within the Inside Passage. Skagway is tiny – less than 700 year-round residents – and only exists because of the Klondike gold rush in the 1890's. The "city" sits at the bottom of the deep White Pass, which provided the easiest (VERY relevant term) access t... Read Full Entry



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Returning to U.S. soilReturning to U.S. soil
Returning to U.S. soil

This is the actual border between Canada and the U.S. Anna had a lot of fun jumping between countries. The actual Customs house is about 5 miles down the road.
...on the path to fortune...on the path to fortune
...on the path to fortune

Anna ended up panning about $19 worth of gold flecks.



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