Blogs from Skagway, Alaska, United States, North America - page 6

We embarked from Juneau around 10:00 PM, heading to the northernmost port of the Inside Passage, Skagway. Upon waking on Thursday morning, we were already berthed in Skagway. It’s a small, charming town set among the high peaks of the Yukon. The town also relies on the tour ships for the majority of its income. We found a local café on the one main street for lunch and watched the people from within. The six blocks were lined with jewelry stores, souvenir shops and that’s about it. The lone bank, a Wells Fargo sat at the very end of town. During the winter months, about 800 hearty souls live in Skagway. In the summer, the town doubles in size to service the tourists. We engaged the young lady serving us in the café. She is a ... read more

Again, another super quick entry: Juneau: yesterday we spent the morning at Mendenhell Glacier just outside Juneau. I hiked all around the base of the glacier - stunning blues from the ice. I ended up following a fieldtrip class (yeah, I'm a stlaker haha) because they seemed to have a better trail. Got some amazing shot I'll add later. In the afternoon we took the tramway to the top of the mountain in Juneau - they have a rescued eagle up there - holy, they are beautiful creatures to see up close. Again, I hiked a bit up the mountain, but the trails were still slippery and covered with snow, so i didn't go very far. Skagway: this morning we went up to the Yukon Suspension Bridge (which oddly enough is located in British Columbia...?). The ... read more

Today We arrived at Skagway, I wanted to rise early because I had booked a excursion at one of the eagle preserves, I grabbed the tickets to verify the time for the excursion and noticed four tickets for two different excursions on the same date...................OMG!!!! It was 7:15 and my excursion was leaving at 7:30 We rushed downstairs to the booking agent and explained the goof up and to our surprise were refunded the entire purchase price of the two excursion tickets (I Love Carnival Cruise Lines) ~ ( More T-Shirts for me!!!! ) We rushed down the pier and made it to our group. ********** OUR BUS RIDE TO THE EXCURSION *************** THE SALESMAN: Everything was in season, we were told that we would be seeing Giant Moose with 6 foot Racks (Antlers ) Salmon ... read more

Today I hiked up toward the top of a mountain. It took about 51/2 hours. I hiked about 5 and a 1/2 miles. I saw lots of amazing sites including Lower Dewey Lake and Icy Lake. Sophia my five year old cousin and my aunt Suzie had to quit three quarters of the way because Sophia couldn't climb any more. The people who successfully finished the hike were Me, Grammy, Sahara my nine year old cousin, Asia my seven year old cousin, Stacey Suzie's friend, Cassy Sahara's best friend, Niko Cassy's brother, and Joy another one of Suzie's friend. We completed a very big destiny! ... read more

The word lovely is a strange adjective to couple with the word Skagway, but today was a lovely day here - sunny, blue skies and 77 degrees Fahrenheit. Rachel and I took advantage of the situation and rode the scenic White Pass and Yukon Railroad up to the White Pass Summit. Leaving from the train depot in town near the docks, the 20 mile ride passes over several bridges and waterfalls and through two tunnels. In Canada, at the summit, the engines switch positions from the front of the train to the back and the seat backs flip over so that we face in the opposite direction. The scenery was absolutely spectacular on the trip up and back again.... read more