Day 4

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 What an absolutely glorious day! It started off with sun shining on the snow capped mountains, views of glaciers and incredible weather. I actually had to take my jacket off sitting outside on the deck of the ferry this morning. 




This is how the poorer than poor folks do it. 🤣


This frayed rope holding the ferry to the dock did not give me a warm fuzzy feeling. 
Hmmm which way?
Docking at Skagway 
 
Ok. Food pics for Jo Anne. Kim’s  meat lovers pizza. 
My grilled halibut (you guessed it) salad. 
I have to explain this pic. I was running ahead up this trail so I could get a pic of Kim coming up it. He was running up behind me trying to get too close for me to take the pic. Silly guy. We were hiking up to this amazing waterfall. 
I tried to get a video to upload but it just wouldn’t work. The picture just doesn’t do it justice. 

These are the two videos. Maybe they will work once I hit publish on the post. 

Long story but the lady who was picking us up from the ferry and dropping us off at our lodging said she had a Ford Explorer we could rent for the day. We took her up on the offer and did some exploring outside of Skagway going to this historic townsite. 
This is where a town of approx 20,000 people once lived. When the railroad was built through Skagway, the town of Dyea (pronounced di-yee’ by the locals) dried up. 
It’s a beautiful valley but I can’t believe a town that size could just disappear completely. 

Ginormous trees
We also visited the Slide Cemetery commemorating the deadliest episode of the Klondike Gold Rush. 
On April 3, 1898, the Palm Sunday avalanche struck the Chilkoot Trail. It was actually a series of successive snow slides that struck the area north of Skagway. Eager gold hounds failed to heed the warnings and were caught in the avalanche. Due to the spotty records available, the death toll ranges from 48-100. The victims who were discovered in the 30 foot deep, ten acre avalanche found their final resting place in this tiny overgrown wilderness cemetery in Dyea.
After visiting the cemetery we decided to drive up to White Pass and the Canadian border. 
Coming back through the checkpoint. 
Highest elevation of the pass. 
Our tiny cabin in the woods. 
Me, carrying my 48 lb bag up the stairs to the cabin. I love this convertible bag. Bought it 20 years ago when Kim and I made our first trip to Europe and knew we would be climbing up and down all those steps in the train stations. 
Our rustic little cabin has four beds,
Two in the loft, a kitchenette 
and nice front porch
Very comfy and peaceful home for the night. There’s also a dog that keeps popping his head up in the window but I can’t get his photo. It’s so funny. 

It’s now 10 pm here, which is 1 am there so I am calling it a night. Will post this in the morning.  

Comments

  1. VickiJuly 11, 2021 at 3:05 PM

    Carol, you ran!!!!! 😊 Kim ran!!! The waterfall video did come through and how amazing and so spectacular. I love the cabin! Looks so peaceful- loving the pictures and scenery. Bag is almost as big as you are.
    Love you
    Vicki

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    1. CJMooreJuly 11, 2021 at 4:52 PM

      I wouldn’t exactly call it running 🤣 We certainly didn’t hurt ourselves expending too much energy.

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  2. KodyJuly 11, 2021 at 3:35 PM

    Just incredible pictures and videos. You guys did some much more than we able to at Skagway. Time limitations of the cruise ship didn’t allow for much exploration unless we forewent the train. But I’m so glad you hiked to the waterfall and posted the video! A cabin with four beds and a front porch…I can think of four ladies whose names could be assigned to those accommodations lol.

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    1. CJMooreJuly 11, 2021 at 4:55 PM

      And it would be a great place for some hiking except the mosquitos just about carried us away. They are huge and quite persistent.

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  3. Jo AnneJuly 11, 2021 at 6:16 PM

    It’s all so beautiful. The videos are amazing. Oh to be standing there. Sounds so peaceful. I love your little cabin in the woods. And thanks for the food pics. I can’t believe you’re eating a salad 😂😂

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  4. Terry scholesJuly 16, 2021 at 4:35 AM

    Did you ride the Skagway train?

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