Day 8 Skagway Skagway was a little overwhelming. There were several cruise ships in port at the same time, making the town claustrophobically crowded. Thankfully, we had scheduled a train ride first and we took the shortest train ride available. It still lasted about three hours and was very enjoyable. The train ride we took did not go all the way into the candian border but it was a wonderful experience. Some awsome photos can be taken from the outside part of the train. Ihe inside is cozy but the glass makes picture taking a nightmare. So suck it up and bring a good jacket if you want photos without reflections. 
I stayed outside the whole trip up the mountain and was rewarded with some cool pics. If you like trains, this is would be a great experience. If you wait for the train to take turns, you can get most of the train and some pretty scenery. We sat towrds the middle back of the train and it seemed to work well. If you sit too far back you you might not be able to see the front of the train when it turns. My poor dad did not buy the 
White Pass Train hat and is still wishing for one. There is commentary inside that lets you know what you are seeing. I did not hear any of it from outside so if you want to know what you are seeing. have someome listen for you. If you take the ride that goes half way, they take off part of the train and coordinate it so they can go 
back down the same way. It was realy cool to see them do it. On the way back down, the outside part got crowded and I went inside. After the train ride, we explored Scagway and found some penny pressing machines. It is a very interesting place and was, apart from all the people, a wonderful port. I would definitely do the train ride again. I don't know if I would do a longer one or not. The people that sat with us for dinner did the one that goes all the way to the Youkon and saw some interesting things. Having not done this. I really can't give advice on longer rides. All I can say is I thoroughly enjoyed the one we did. 
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| There is one spot from the train where you can look down the valley and see Skagway and the cruise ships |
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| You can get a good photo of the train with some size perspective from your ship |
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| This is snow melt run off from the train ride |
we have friends who were on a similar cruise last year and showed us a video of the train ride. :)
ReplyDeleteI love the bunny towel fold. I wonder if you learned how to do that? Of course I kind of think if I took to doing our towels like that the family would be concerned about my mental stability.