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Skagway Slideshow
Skagway
Travel Blogs from Skagway, United States
Wind from the North
This is a top pick! ... at the local starbucks/jewelery/tourist shop and headed back to our floating city (which has probably more guests than all of Skagway has residents). Later that day we watched a Broadway alike show in the ships theater and had our dinner in the main ...
July 5th skagway rising at dawn (which ...
This is a top pick! ... to never have to resort to "the alternative" (i.e. in the forest or behind a rock above the treeline) if at all possible... Skagway itself (also spelled Skaguay) is a charming town. It's old-fashioned, quaint and has been restored to a ...
It's A Frontier Town Fourth of July
... Horse Gulch, Black Cross Rock, and Bridal Veil Falls. Back in town, we shopped til we dropped, and then settled in for Skagway's Fourth of July celebration. The town's streets were blocked off to traffic, but everywhere there were people, locals and ...
Skagway, Alaska, United States
Tuesday, August 25, 2009 - Skagway, AK About 160 miles southeast of Destruction Bay, we leave the Alaska Highway and take the South Klondike Highway through British Columbia to Skagway, Alaska. We have now traveled the entire Alaska ...
Alaskan Sojourn - The Inside Passage
There is something romantic about going to Alaska, and it has nothing to do with a cruise (which I did not take anyway). Be it gold and riches in the past, or the grandeur and power of nature and wildlife today, the lure of the Final Frontier remains ...
Skagway, Alaska, United States
... who not only followed her captain's orders, cast off and tied the lines, but served all the passengers. After departing Skagway, we headed south through Lynn Canal, the continent's longest and deepest glacial fjord. Lynn Canal stretches over 100 ...
Gold Rushing
... , and during that time, the rails were starting to make their way to the region. When the rail line finally got to Skagway, a difficulty arose between the location of the town and the line of the rails. The rail line couldn't really be redirected, so ...
Cruise Day 5: Skagway - Soggy Trip on the Chilkat
... hot shower and then went to the buffet for lunch. We took a walk around the outside of the ship and took some pictures of Skagway. We noticed alot of graffiti on a wall near the dock. One of the crew members explained that everytime a cruise ship sets ...
Skagway - A Train and Bike Adventure
... to move to make room they declined so as not to leave me on my own. The train journey took us up the white pass in Skagway up an elevation of 3000ft. The scenery was as usual incredible (photo evidence included) and the train moved at an average pace. The ...
Made the ferry!
... incredibly green lake, green I've never seen before in a lake. We wound through passes and another border crossing before reaching Skagway. We had half the day to wander around Skagway. I shopped a bit then found a trail to hike with Keesha. ...
Skagway - I'm an equestrian!
... riding! We had a lot of fun riding and then went back to camp to pack up and start our trip back to Skagway. We stopped at the Cinnamon Cache for lunch, ham sandwiches and terrific cinnamon buns! We then stopped in Carcross before we ...
Day 5 Skagway
... to 10:30pm) or watch one of the movies that cycles on the 4 or so movies channels they have on board. Back to the update Skagway is a small historic town, it feels that if there was no tourism then this town would close down. It used to be one of the ...
Skagway
... period dresses from the 1890's, and were excellent in their knowledge of the area and in the presentation. [1> We landed in Skagway with three other cruise ships. Now Skagway is a town populated by 1000 souls; Four full cruise ships hold about ...
Reversal of Route
... longest continuously operating business exists. The forecast is for rain again tonight so I am booked into Sergeant Preston's Lodge in Skagway, Alaska. I took a quick walk up and down the main street and it is full of tourists, mostly from cruise ships ...
Skagway
... the daunting coastal mountain range on their way to the Yukon goldfields. In 1898, when gold was discovered in the Yukon, Skagway boomed to a population of 8,000 to 10,000 men and women. It reminded me of the musical "Paint Your Wagon." ...
Skagway, Alaska, United States
... ,000 passengers. Today, the WP&YR is Alaska's most popular shore excursion carrying over 450,000 passengers during the May to September tourism season operating on the first 67.5 miles (Skagway, Alaska to Carcross, Yukon) of the original 110 mile ...
Skagway (who names these places?)
... , but we didn't take that trip. Jay also stopped to view some spawning salmon. He stood there for a very long time. Skagway itself is a some-what period town. The people in the town weren't all dressed in periodwear, but the storefronts and ...
Sweet Life on Deck
... . We all rented a couple of cars in the afternoon for exploring further afield. There was drama at our first stop, the historic Skagway cemetery and Lower Reid Falls, where we heard cries of "Help" from the forest high above the Falls. We waited until the ...
Cruising by Jasmine and Melanie
... spat water on each other - it was hilarious. We stopped at ports for half a day to a day, at Ketchikan, Juneau and Skagway. But the best bit was probably The Food! We ate at the Garden Cafe mostly (a buffet) and stuffed ourselves but sometimes we ...
Sail into Skagway Alaska
Day 15 Skagway Alaska Please click Titles under photo's to read story Please click Title under video's. Then click start arrow bottom left of ...
Teslin to Skagway
... it's head, and looked right at us. The drive to Skagway was the most spectacular scenery yet, especially from Carcross to Skagway!! The mountains are really heavy with snow, the lakes are frozen, and lots of waterfalls. Saw a tiny bear ...
Update from Skagway!
... , plus there are lots of icebergs and glaciers. You'll see a few photos of these. Ketchikan was great! Lots to see and do. Skagway was really small and quaint. Kinda reminded me of Sovereign Hill. Nice for a short stroll. We haven't had much of a chance ...
From Whitehorse to Skagway in Rain and Fog
... car shield and headed southeast on the Alaska Highway for 13 miles. Then, we turned south on the South Klondike Highway towards Skagway. Many people consider this one of the most scenic drives in North America. The drive is pretty plain ...
Skagway and to the Yukon
... at a comfortable and personal pace, not the pace dictated by a group schedule. And it proved the least expensive option. From Skagway, the road climbs steadily and passes out of the USA at the upper end of the valley before White Pass. On a ...
A polar bear in Skagway? Not!
... green again. This time that same lady saw a brown bear, which again no one else saw! It started raining again when we got back into Skagway, so we didn't get off in town & went back to the ship instead. I had to try the pizza so I got the special ...
Skagway
Ships log; 2.00am Transiting Lynn Canal 6.50am Safely docked in Skagway 12.00nn Overcast, light breeze; 14 degrees C 8.50pm Unmoored 9.05pm Commenced voyage to Glacier Bay We didn't have any excursions planned for today so we made the most ...
Skagway, Alaska, United States
... group had reservations for the Days of '98 with Soapy Smith show, a one-hour historic musical comedy drama based on the Skagway adventures of Soapy Smith. Jefferson Randolph "Soapy" Smith II (November 2, 1860 – July 8, 1898) was an American ...