Skagway - Population: average 800, summer months: 2,000, Winter: 400
I forgot to mention that the water in Juneau & Skagway is very merky....like pouring milk into tea without stirring it...this is because of the silt from the Glaciers.
Jewell Gardens: was our morning tour today in Skagway. You'd think...a garden in Alaska!! Wow! During the solstice, there is daylight from 2am until 10pm - a total of 20-hours of daylight (not necessarily sunlight). Remember there is very little 'sun'. There is so much photosynthesis happening that the plants grow fast and some are huge, even though the season is short 102 days.
We saw some amazing flowers and had a fabulous tea party with homemade cakes and scones....yummy.
This afternoon, we rode the Great White Pass train. 2,865 feet. Gorgeous, but dangerous terrain; the Klondike Goldrush. Tens of thousands of men an 450 tons of explosives overcame harsh climate and challenging geography to create the railway built of gold.
We saw some amazing flowers and had a fabulous tea party with homemade cakes and scones....yummy.
This afternoon, we rode the Great White Pass train. 2,865 feet. Gorgeous, but dangerous terrain; the Klondike Goldrush. Tens of thousands of men an 450 tons of explosives overcame harsh climate and challenging geography to create the railway built of gold.
We took this train; 1.5-hours up to the Great White Pass. Can't wait to post these pictures!.
The next few days is 'at sea', but should be the most spectacular: Glacier Bay and the Fjords.
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