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Alaska – McKinley Chalet Resort
After a great train ride from Anchorage, we are just outside the park at the McKinley Chalet Resort. This resort is also owned by Holland…
Alaska – Train from Anchorage to Denali – Part 2
Although seeing Mt. Denali in the sunlight was a highlight of our trip, the other views were also amazing. There was more of the fireweed…
Alaska – Train from Anchorage to Denali – Part 1
After spending the afternoon and evening in Anchorage, we boarded the train to Denali. What is now the Alaska Railroad started in 1903 in Seward. …
Alaska – Whittier to Anchorage
Our ship docked in Whittier, AK. There isn’t much to Whittier other than docks for cruise ships. Most of the residents all live in the…
Alaska – College Fjord
We spent most of the day at sea travelling from Glacier Bay toward College Fjord. We woke up this morning to the sounds of our…
Alaska – Glacier Bay
The morning after leaving Skagway, we headed into Glacier Bay National Park. We picked up a ranger at the entrance of the bay who provided…
Skagway -Taiya River Rafting
We found ourselves back at the Taiya River at the end of our hike. Drake, our tour guide, now became our raft pilot. We floated…
Skagway – Chilkoot Pass Trail
As I described in an earlier post, there were two primary trails used to get from Skagway to the gold fields. In the previous post,…
Skagway – White Pass & Yukon Railroad
There were two trails from Skagway to the gold fields. The longer, less steep trail went up to White Pass. The White Pass & Yukon…
Skagway – Around Town
We arrived in Skagway before daylight and stayed until after dark. So, our first sight this morning was of Skagway. Our ship pulled into the…