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| On our van trip, about the only direction that we could see was down at the Skagway River |
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| White Pass and Yukon train |
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| Pitchfork Falls |
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| Pitchfork Falls |
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| Tormented Valley-the Inuksuits (Inuksuks is the singular) were once created by the Inuits, the first people to inhabit Alaska. They served as hunting and navigation points, coordination points, and indicators. |
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| with the fog in the air, this place was almost creepy |
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| I made my own Inuksuk (on the left) |
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| Danny found some wild blueberries |
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| the wild blueberries were really tart |
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| Bridal Veil Falls |
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| downtown Skagway |
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| Our lunch spot |
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| Of course I found a cupcake shop! |
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| The Red Onion Saloon was once Skagway's most exclusive Bordello |
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| Arctic Brotherhood Hall, home of a fraternal group founded by gold seekers on their way to the Klondike. |
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| the most interesting thing about the Arctic Brotherhood Hall is that the front is completely covered in driftwood |
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| White Pass and Yukon Railroad stops right in front of our ship |
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| walking toward out ship |
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| we always had other boats with us while in port |
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| we walked around the ship and found this employee taking a break. we think he works in the kitchen. |
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| the equivalent to the "black box recorder" on a plane. |
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| we think the fake turbo engines on top are kind of funny |
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| We found another pool on the back of the boat. This one is adults only |
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| the rockface alongside our boat is covered with painted badges. They are a tribute to every boat that has come in port and the captain's name. |
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| we were glad that we were on the boat already when we looked down and found this line waiting to get on. |
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| Twice Baked Goat's Cheese Souffle |
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| Potato Gnocchi with Roasted Portabello |
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| Roasted Pork Tenderloin |
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| Baked Chicken Breast |
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| Sea Scallops |
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| Dessert Menu |
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| Raspberry Panna Cotta, Warm Apple Crumble, and Chocolate Marquis |
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| Sampler of tiny cookies |
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| Goodbye Skagway |
Danny and I got up early this morning and spent a little time in the gym. Mom and Dad went to the International Dining Room for breakfast instead of the buffet and sat at a table with two other couples. They had a great time at breakfast. We went to the restaurant a little later. We had a bus tour scheduled this morning to take us to the Klondike Summit. We met on the pier at 10:15 and boarded our tour bus. Unfortunately, as we climbed in elevation, the fog that we had noticed this morning became thicker and thicker so that we couldn’t see anything! Our tour guide was a lot of fun and had a lot to tell us, so it wasn’t all bad. If we ever do this again, we know to go after lunch. We came back down the Mountain and ate lunch at The Sweet Tooth Cafe. It was really good. Mom has been craving “real” ice cream and we found a shop in town that served Dreyers so she and dad got their “fix”. I had heard about a cupcake shop in town and it was on my list to check it out. Sugar Mamas, as it is called, was low on stock, but Danny and I got a Red Velvet with Cream Cheese Frosting and it was pretty good. Danny left us at this point to head toward the end of town and find a trailhead to the Lower Reid’s Falls. He thought it would be a really short hike, but it ended up being two miles long. Mom, Dad, and I wandered in and out of shops. Mom and I bought so Quivit yarn. The fiber for the yarn is collected from the undercoat of the Musk Ox here in Alaska. It is very soft and supposedly seven times warmer than wool. It is very very expensive and we got a very small amount, enough to make a small scarf. We went back to the ship when we were tired of walking around. Danny met us back at the entry point to get on the ship. I really enjoyed dinner this evening in the dining room. It was all very good. After dinner, we caught the early show of the comedian. He was really funny. The crowd was a little skimpy which I think affected his routine somewhat. We went back to our rooms after the show and watched the boat push away from the dock and head away from Skagway. We had hoped that we would leave early enough that we could see some of the scenery on the way out. The sun set and it was overcast and neither of those were a good combination to view the beautiful waterfall that we knew we were missing. When it was just too dark to see anything at all, we went down to the coffee shop and got coffee and dessert. Danny and I will be up around 5:15 in the morning to join the Naturalist on board to watch for whales as we enter Glacier Bay.
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