Category: Travel
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…
Juneau Tram and Around Town
After a quick lunch, we took the Goldbelt Tramway from just about sea level up 1800 feet to Mt. Roberts. I showed the tram from…