Fox Lake Burn

As you've seen in so many of the pictures, there are many trees. Sometimes there are fires. Man-made and lightning strikes are the usual causes. Hard to believe this was 10 years ago.






This burn was 45,000 hectars. (Canada uses metric)









Life is returning.




This is fireweed. It is the first plant to return after a burn.




Can you see all the burned trees all over the hillside?


We have driven thru many of these burns. The burn from about 1954 (I think) was still visible. Where there is permafrost, it remains beneath the protective mosses and layers of soil.

Climbing out of Skagway and back to Yukon Territory

The ride out of Skagway wasn't nearly as bad as I thought, and the views were fantastic....in and out of the clouds. Didn't rain.

Snow Train

I just had to put this amazing train in. It's on display near the train station. Click on the picture to enlarge so you can read about it.

White Pass and Yukon Railroad Trip

We had a 4 hour train ride up the valley and back into British Columbia...no customs because we didn't get off the train when they stopped to switch the engine to the back of the train. The seat backs flipped so we were facing forward and back down we went to Skagway. Fabulous scenery even with the cloudy weather.


Here's our engine.


We are all settled in.


This isn't the best picture, but it does show Skagway way down there.


Around the corner we go.


Waterfall with the road above it...hard to see.


Another train ahead of us going over three bridges. Count them.


The lake where we stopped, then went back down.


The actual trail of the Klondike miners.


What scenery!


Over the bridge.


Hugging the cliff.


The light green trees have grown where there were avalanches. The darker black spruce are slow growers.


Train and bridge


Almost end of ride.


Hey, there's our airstreams, right by the railroad.


I stood on these to take some of the pictures.

Skagway, AK

There is a drop from about 3292' at White Pass to sea level in about 11.5 miles in order to get into or out of Skagway on the only road.


Look at those clouds. At least it didn't rain.


Another bear stopping the traffic.


The real border is here, but customs was 8 miles down the road. We've used our passports several times already. This day we traveled from Yukon Territories, through a narrow section of British Columbia and then into the USA.


This road follows the Klondike Gold Rush trails.




One of the cruise ships docked at Skagway. Can you see the people on the walkway and going up the ramps.


2 more ships in port. ALL those people were on the streets of Skagway!


The streets of Skagway.







To the gold seekers.

Tlingit Heritage Center

Very nice museum. Haven't really seen too many Totem poles, except these, but they are prominent with the native culture. Can you see the animals they represent?


Eagle


Beaver


Wolf


Frog


Raven


Now they are in reverse order.


A little fox was just sitting there watching us drive by.