Skagway
- White Pass,
Alaska(2019)
There
are two ways to visit famous White Pass - the gateway to the
Gold Fields Some choose to ride the Alaska Railway |
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We
chose to take a minibus tour so we could stop at various historical
and natural locations |
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Our guide described the edible plants of the
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"Soapy" Smith was a notorious thief and conman |
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This
"nugget" is a rock painted gold, but was very enticing to early prospectors |
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 Walking through the Old City Cemetery |
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The
Train to White Pass went by. I'm glad we were able to stop and see the sites around the cemetery |
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Following the trail beyond the
cemetery, we came to this waterfall |
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Skagway
River |
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As
we drove ever higher, we could see the train on the opposite bank
of the river |
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A
waterfall of multiple levels  |
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Water
through the rocks by the road |
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Standing on the Canadian side of the border
with Alaska |
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Finally, White Pass! |
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Heading back down from the pass with stops
to take in the view |
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Coming back to town |
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Lots of colorful wooly caterpillars |
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