Skagway, Alaska

6/16/13

After a brief stop we departed for Skagway, Alaska.  This is our first stop in Alaska on our trip.  We departed the Alaska Highway at Jake’s Corner, traveled down Yukon Highway 8 (Taglish Highway) to Carcross where we stopped mid-morning to a little touring.  Joined the South Klondike Highway for the 65 mile journey to Skagway which sits at the northernmost terminus of the Lynn Canal.  After climbing to 3,400 feet at White Pass (where the 1898 Gold Rush prospectors made a perilous climb) we descended into Skagway at sea-level in 11 miles.  What views and what a ride.  Joy started breathing again near the bottom after holding her breath for several minutes.  Cleared US Customs and arrived unscathed mid-afternoon.  We are now at Pullen Creek RV Park in downtown Skagway right on the docks where today only one cruise ship sits quietly on Sunday evening.

We will remain here until Friday.  Monday is clean the motorhome day and doing laundry.  Tuesday is a whale-watching trip down the Lynn Canal to Juneau.  Wednesday and Thursday we will fly over to Gustavus, AK for an overnight in Glacier Bay National Park followed by a day long boat trip to see Glacier Bay and our return flight to Skagway in the evening.