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Skagway Slideshow
Skagway
Travel Blogs from Skagway, United States
Skagway
Dad and I took the White Pass and Yukon Railroad up to the White Pass Summit. I can't begin to imagine being a stampeder back in '98, carrying my ton of supplies required for 20 miles in order to be allowed to enter into Canada. The scenery, however, ...
skagway haines
we were in skagway haines yesterday, more rain and fog, but had a great day anyway, met a famous wildlife filmaker and visited his farm, he let ssusie pet his rein deer and a moose, he had wolverines, lynx, porcupine, wolves, he was a real ...
I admit, I deserved to get a swirly!
... We head into Haines in the Mustard Yellow Scion for a quick tour of the town, then off on the fast ferry which takes us to Skagway. There's a light misty rain and once we are out on the water of the Lynn Canal, the water appears as a deep minerally ...
Skid daddle into Skagway
Viv had a day trip into Alaska ..... For more details on Ron and Viv, the guidebooks they write on Australia, the two great outdoor cookbooks they publish, or for travelling & camping details for overlanding thru' Africa and across Russia, Mongolia, ...
Juneau to Skagway
... the ferry thing coming back. And the weather couldn't be better -- where are all the gloomy clouds we'd read about? Landing in Skagway gives me the feeling of what it must be like to land on an aircraft carrier. Granted, the latter's much scarier, but ...
eagle central!
... docked in Skagway when we woke up. The town is located at the end of the Lynn Canal, which is North America's longest fjord. Skagway is named from a Tlingit word for "land of the north wind." It definitely lives up to its name! It was a central ...
They Call the Wind ... Skagway
... a hurricane in comparison .. as it mentions "windy". If today wasn't windy, I haven't been properly introduced to Skagway yet. JULI: Dinner at the Stowaway Cafe overlooking the marina was delightful. Grilled chicken for Kevin and halibut with ...
Wild Wind and Woollies
... way the 7 windblown blocks from our B&B to 2nd, which becomes Congress and borders the waterfront. Tonight's destination was the Skagway Fish Company. Lively place right next door to last night's dinner spot. Kev had grilled halibut and I opted for ...
Skagway
... their tours so the breakfast hall was empty so we caught the last of the breakfast food and sat staring out the window at Skagway, Alaska. Fewer than 800 people live in Skagway and the thought of spending a full day wandering the streets of a city half ...
Hiking near Haines
... Soapy Smith or his gang to cross the pass, thus creating a drastically lower crime rate in the Yukon than was found in Skagway. We did a bit of shopping (looked seriously at rug, until we realized it had faded extensively ... and was made in ...
May 18, 2012
So many cool things to update on today. It's been by far the best day in Skagway so far. But I'm done with this blog. For multiple reasons. Maybe we'll meet again, Internet ...
Wild West
... there today. We've been so lucky although we are glad of our coats and gloves today. Now we're exploring the town of Skagway, complete with brothels (not real ones) and wooden sidewalks. There's lots of jewellery for sale but it doesn't keep you very warm ...
ALL ABOARD
... through the mountains and several bridges. What is so amazing is that it was build over 100 yrs ago. We arrived at Skagway and had 2 hrs before having to catch the bus back to Whitehorse. We took a horse and carriage ride to see the ...
Skagway -- Gold Fever and the Yukon!
... the U.S. Army arrived overnight – unannounced – seized control of the railroad (which required extensive repairs) and used Skagway as their staging point to get supplies up to support the building of the Alaska-Canada highway. Oh, and ...
Skagway
... , and we certainly enjoyed our 3-1/2 weeks' journey across Canada. So what could be more fitting than to be greeted from a Skagway store window by a T-shirt proclaiming this motto? During that winter of 1897-98 tens of thousands of gold-hungry people ...
Traveling from Maine to Alaska
Skagway is located in Southeast Alaska at the terminus of the Alaska Marine Highway. The small town is about 20 miles south of the Canadian border (BC) and east of ...
Singing Aye-Aye Yippee-Yippee Aye...
... items. Beer mugs, glasses, cups, pens, sweatshirts, baseball caps, T-shirts, jackets and rain ponchos all bearing the inevitable 'Skagway, Alaska' brand that casually proclaims, in an understated read-between-the-lines kind of way; ‘YES – I ...
Mercury sails for Alaska
... . I would have preferred a bottle or two at every evening meal - but I really was not prepared to pay a small fortune for a small bottle. First stop Skagway. Cute, cold, commercial. Buy a T-shirt, get ripped for local excursions and enjoy the ...
Historic Skagway and Railway
... crossing and went thru their museum. The highlight of the day though was the narrow gauge train trip back down the pass to Skagway, it was steep and had tight turns and when I load some pics you will see what I mean, it was absolutley fantastic!! We ...
Friday!
Pretty dull day today. The weather was back to forties and windy, which was a huge buzz kill from yesterday. I worked at AGS from 9-5. I was supposed to work til at least 6 but we were SO slow. I think we had sold $35 worth of stuff at 1 when I took my ...
Skagway and the White Pass Train
... the towns we stopped at in the Inside Passage. There are some great shop fronts on historic Broadway, particularly the Camp Skagway No 1 with its driftwood decorated frame building. Then there is the Red Onion Saloon with its brothel museum where ...
Day 48 Alaska Skagway
... (I think) there was another animal crossed in front of us, I "Thought" it looked like a bandicoot, but after walking around Skagway today and seeing a Stuffed (as in taxidermist) Wolverine, I now realize this is what we saw. Back to today's ...
At Sea
Today we are at sea and the ship is rocking from side to side some. At 4:00 a.m. I woke up from a strong jolt. The ship was rocking back and forth plus side to side. I could hear the hangers in my closet sliding back and ...
More Rain, the Nine, and Spruce Tip Ale
... for us, a definite plus. As we made our way back, one of The Nine (number Six I think) told us about the Skagway Brewing Company, where they brew, among other things, something called Spruce Tip Ale. Six told us that The Nine have an ...
Getting there....
... - after about an hour of walking through the airport, calling shuttles, cabs, hotels, and hostels, I decided to fly to Skagway instead. This was probably the best choice I made that day as the flight was simply fabulous!! Totally clear sky, sitting ...
Sunshine in a small town
So I was up early again this morning to catch our arrival into port. After a leisurely breakfast, since I didnt have any excursions booked, I took a walk into town. I have to admit to doing my best to contribute to the economic growth of this small town, ...
Anniversary and Surprise Visits
We spent a very long day driving to Skagway, Alaska from Liard. It had been 10 years since Paul had last been there, and it was Jenny's first time in Alaska. We decided to spend a full day (our 8th Anniversary) there. This was unusual, as we ...