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Route: Vancouver, Squamish, Inside Passage, Ketchikan, Juneau, Skagway, Glacier Bay NP, Seward, Alyeska, Anchorage, Talkeetna, Denali, Fairbanks, Valdez.
Places: Skagway, White Pass & Yukon Route Railway, Glacier Gorge, Inspiration point, White Pass, Summit Lake, Klondike Highway, Captain William Moore Creek, Bridal Veil Falls, East Fork Skagway River, Lower Dewey Lake Loop, Yakutania Point, Smugglers' Cove, Pullen Creek StreamWalk, Taiya Inlet.
Wildlife & flora: Western Columbine, Northern groundcone, Iris setosa, Papaver alpinum, Beach rose, Iceland poppy, Boschniakia rossica, Red squirrel, Rosa Rugosa Alba, Yellow toadflax, Alaska Shasta Daisies, Larkspur, Pansy,Common poppy, Argyranthemum Angelic Giant Pink, Popstar rose, Bidens ferulifolia, Willow Leaf Beetle Larva, Rosa rugosa.
⏳ Jun 29, 2017
The White Pass and Yukon Route (WP&Y, WP&YR) (reporting mark WPY) is a Canadian and U.S. Class II 3 ft (914 mm) narrow-gauge railroad linking the port of Skagway, Alaska, with Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon. An isolated system, it has no direct connection to any other railroad. Equipment, freight and passengers are ferried by ship through the Port of Skagway, and via road through a few of the stops along its route.
The railroad began construction in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush as a means of reaching the goldfields. With its completion in 1900, it became the primary route to the interior of the Yukon, supplanting the Chilkoot Trail and other routes. The route continued operation until 1982, and in 1988 was partially revived as a heritage railway.
Today, the railroad is a subsidiary of Clublink and operated by the Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company (in Alaska), the British Columbia Yukon Railway Company (in British Columbia) and the British Yukon Railway Company, originally known as the British Yukon Mining, Trading and Transportation Company (in Yukon), which use the trade name White Pass and Yukon Route.
Yakutania Point is a pleasantly easy, short hike that is a stone's throw away from the ship. There's a good chance that you will see some seals and possibly some humpback whales or even orcas out at the Point. Grab a bite in town and head out for a picnic and enjoy the sound of the waves, seabirds, and eagles.
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If you’ve already made your way out to “The Point,” i.e. Yakutania, this hike is a lovely little add-on.
Follow the directions to Yakutania Point until you reach the end of the dirt road. There is a bathroom here and the path becomes more rocky. Turn left and head up the hill, following the path along the coastline until you come to another small picnic shelter and fire pit.
Smuggler’s Cove is slightly more sheltered than Yakutania Point, so on a windy day, it might prove one of the more peaceful things to do in Skagway Alaska. There’s a great view of the Lynn Canal, but Skagway Harbor is hidden by the landscape.
White Pass & Yukon Route
The railroad began construction in 1898 during the Klondike Gold Rush as a means of reaching the goldfields. With its completion in 1900, it became the primary route to the interior of the Yukon, supplanting the Chilkoot Trail and other routes. The route continued operation until 1982, and in 1988 was partially revived as a heritage railway.
Today, the railroad is a subsidiary of Clublink and operated by the Pacific and Arctic Railway and Navigation Company (in Alaska), the British Columbia Yukon Railway Company (in British Columbia) and the British Yukon Railway Company, originally known as the British Yukon Mining, Trading and Transportation Company (in Yukon), which use the trade name White Pass and Yukon Route.
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"the railway built of gold" from tidewater at Skagway past the White Pass Summit to Fraser Meadows.
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| Closeup shot of the train |
“Give me enough dynamite and snoose and I’ll build you a railroad to hell,” contractor Michael J. Heney is said to have boasted.
Glacier Gorge
Inspiration point
White Pass & Summit Lake
Klondike Highway
Captain William Moore Creek
Bridal Veil Falls
East Fork Skagway River
Lower Dewey Lake Loop
Lower Dewey Lake Trail is a 3 mile moderately trafficked loop trail located near Skagway, Alaska that features a lake and is rated as moderate. The trail offers a number of activity options and is accessible year-round. Dogs are also able to use this trail.
Iris setosa
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| Western Columbine, with red sepals and yellow petals |
Papaver alpinum
Beach rose
Iceland poppy
Yakutania Point Park
Yakutania Point is a pleasantly easy, short hike that is a stone's throw away from the ship. There's a good chance that you will see some seals and possibly some humpback whales or even orcas out at the Point. Grab a bite in town and head out for a picnic and enjoy the sound of the waves, seabirds, and eagles.
Map
Red columbine
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| Boschniakia rossica (northern groundcone) |
Yakutania Point
Red squirrel
Smugglers' Cove
If you’ve already made your way out to “The Point,” i.e. Yakutania, this hike is a lovely little add-on.
Follow the directions to Yakutania Point until you reach the end of the dirt road. There is a bathroom here and the path becomes more rocky. Turn left and head up the hill, following the path along the coastline until you come to another small picnic shelter and fire pit.
Smuggler’s Cove is slightly more sheltered than Yakutania Point, so on a windy day, it might prove one of the more peaceful things to do in Skagway Alaska. There’s a great view of the Lynn Canal, but Skagway Harbor is hidden by the landscape.
Rosa Rugosa Alba
In town
Skagway is a compact city in southeast Alaska, set along the popular cruise route the Inside Passage. It's home to gold-rush-era buildings, now preserved as part of the Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park. The White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad runs vintage locomotives past the famously steep Chilkoot trail and offers sweeping mountain views during its climb toward Canada.
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Watch the video of this Singing squirrel...
on a tree platform:
Yellow toadflax
Alaska Shasta Daisies
Larkspur
Iceland poppy
Pansy
Common poppy
Argyranthemum Angelic Giant Pink
Popstar rose
Bidens ferulifolia
Pullen Creek StreamWalk
Willow Leaf Beetle Larva
Rosa rugosa
Taiya Inlet
Taiya Inlet is part of the upper Lynn Canal located in the U.S. state of Alaska. Taiya Inlet is an estuary which lies in a deep valley, with Skagway, Alaska at its north end and the remainder of the Lynn Canal at its south end.
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⏳ Jun 29, 2017
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