We've been in Whitehorse 3 nights, and it's getting time to move on. This morning we will head towards Fairbanks. Might be a 1 day trip, or maybe 2.
We stayed here an extra night to take a train ride down to Skagway.
http://www.wpyr.com/index.html
The trip followed one of the trails over the mountains that the 1898 gold stampeders followed. Quite a story.
Skagway is a cruise ship stop, so there were a lot of folks in town, but not excessive. Still a nice visit to an historic time from that era. Unlike many similar towns, Skagway has not had a fire, so a lot of the original buildings remain.
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Hi Betty and David... This is Thursday evening, almost 9:30 and we just logged on to see if there was news from you. WOW, pictures and all! We wish we could have made the trip with you. When we were in the Canadian Rockies on a bus trip, we were almost continually awed by one sight after another as we went around a bend in the road. Add to that the history of the places. Wonderful.
ReplyDeleteI never got to Alaska, but I did have orders to a buoy tender in Ketchikan in the summer of 1945, but the orders were changed and I went to the troop transport.
I was wondering if you want me to assemble a printout of your log. But then I guess it will all still available on line when you get home. I assume you will want hard copy sometime.
I print it a few pages at a time so Mom and I can read it over at leisure. We are enjoying it all. Keep it up. Love, Mom and Dad.