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Skagway, AlaskaPictures: Skagway | White Pass & Yukon Railroad | Klondike Highway | Carcross | Miles Canyon History: Skagway | White Pass & Yukon Railroad | Klondike Highway July 15, 2008 - We
arrived at Skagway Broadway Pier at about 6:00 a.m. The
port can handle 5 cruise ships and up to 2,000 visitors at a time.
While on board we met our tour guide, Dustin, who would be with
us for the next 6 days.
There was a visit to the Gold Rush Cemetery where we heard stories about
the settlers buried there. One of the
stories was recounting the famous Soapy Smith gunfight. We were
inducted into the Arctic Brotherhood, and
watched a command performance at the Club House Theater. We saw The Skagway Story highlighting the
history of this gold rush town and the pioneer families that built it.
At 12:30 p.m. we
boarded the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad for about a 3 hour trip to
Fraser, B.C. This was the
most heavily traveled route to the Canadian customs official met us at Fraser. Bus driver was DJ.
He would be with us for the next 2 days driving us to The drive to Whitehorse
was on the Klondike Highway.
We stopped in Carcross for a short break. Kirsten and I
walked around the town in a light drizzle.
We had our passports stamped at the local post office.
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