For our day in Skagway, we did an excursion that included a train ride, sled dogs and panning for gold. Skagway is a very isolated port town near the border of the Canadian Yukon territories. It was the launching point for the Gold Rush and they built a railroad to help prospectors get through the dangerous pass. The town was very picturesque and the views from the train were so impressive!
As we neared the summit, we crossed the Canadian border - there was a small checkpoint for the North West Mounted Police. We did not have to show passports because we did not disembark from the train.
When we came back we all got a chance to pan for some gold flakes.
And we got to tour the big dredge machine that was used to churn up the silt in the rivers for the panning.
And then we learned about the sled dogs that run the Iditarod and got to meet some dogs who have won it several times - and then we got to hold some new sled dog puppies - 6.5 and 9 weeks old!
Views of the Park and the Town - we walked around a bit. It's still pretty rustic and many of the original buildings are now operated by the National Park Service.
There were photopass photographers as we were getting onto the ship.
Later we got some more pictures on our way to dinner.
We were back in Tiana's Place for dinner and Louis walked around and Tiana sang.
We got a mountain goat for our towel animal!
