Skagway, Alaska

Skagway is best known for being the gateway into the Yukon territory. At one time, gold fever ran rampant through the town and notorious characters lived here during the gold rush days.  The first time I visited Skagway was in 2003. This scrapbook photo shows how it looked then:

Downtown Skagway, 2023

I took the next photo in August 2021. It is from a little farther back on the main street, but the town still looks much the same 18 years later. Even to the wooden sidewalks.

On our first trip to Skagway, we rode the White Pass Railroad Yukon Route. Since it passes into Canada, we needed to take our passports with us. Beautiful, and sometimes heart-stopping scenery could be seen from the train.

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