We pulled into Skagway about 6 A.M. (Bonnie and I were asleep at that time today, as well, so we didn't actually see this occur.) It was cloudy though not raining. We had arranged ahead for a car rental which we quickly got to and started up the White Pass following the route of the gold seekers headed for the Klondike took in 1898. We entered Canada (British Columbia for a bit) and then entered the Yukon Territory. As we got higher and the day progressed, the skies became clear. We passed through some amazing vistas, the little town of Carcross (formerly Caribou Crossing though nary a one was to be seen), a bakery about 6 miles past Carcross (which effectively puts it in the middle of nowhere) called the Cinnamon Cache, on to the smallest desert in the world, and went as far as Emerald Lake, which has to be seen to be believed. Southern Yukon is lake country. Lakes were at every turn.
In returning to White Pass we found the clouds again so Skagway was dreary but an interesting place nevertheless.
As we left Skagway that evening and steamed down the Lynn Canal, a large colony of seals was off to the left on the rocks.
The gorge up the White Pass route.
The White Pass and Yukon train across the gorge.
The edge of the smallest desert in the world (about 1 square mile.)
The Cinnamon Cache - the sign says "Get your Buns in Here!"
Wide view of Emerald Lake (the pictures don't do it justice.)
The seals along Lynn Canal.
