Skagway

Falls at Skagway
Overlooking the town

The Chilkoot Pass
Eagles

We spent Thursday and Friday in Skagway, Alaska. The drive there was one of the prettiest we have been on. The last 10 miles was down an 11 % grade, that's pretty steep!! The town is like going to a port town in the Bahama's. There are jewelry stores everywhere. Skagway is a stop on all the cruise ships to Alaska. When we were there there were 3 ships in the harbor. The streets were pretty crowded. There is a lot of history in the little town . It was the starting point on the Klondike gold rush. Most of the miners were dropped off there heading for the gold fields. We took a ranger lead walk around town. It was very interesting. The town is about 1/2 National Park, so a lot of the buildings are museums. Went to a stage show about the gold rush, it was great. We a had a real good time. Went on another ranger lead hike in Dyea, the other point of take off for the gold rush. The stories of what the miners went through to get to the gold fields was something else. We are setting in Hyder tonight after 2 long days on the road. We will stay here for 2 days so we can watch the bears. Hyder has a veiwing area above the river where the bears feed on salmon. Going there tomorrow. We have wifi here so I hope to post some good pics of the bears. We have not had cell service for a few days so if anyone is trying to get a hold of us, email us.

Till next time

Duane and Louuise