| Again on the ferry
Malaspina, we headed back to Haines.
The ferry stopped there
for an hour and continued to Skagway.
The weather was the most dreary we had seen. There were few Kodak moments
on this part of the trip. |
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There were many waterfalls like this one visible from the ferry.
You can see the clouds at the top of this photo, and it occasionally rained
while we took the trip back. |
| The entertainment from the U.S. Park Service was very interesting.
Here was a "prospector" from the Klondike
gold rush. |
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Once we arrived in Skagway,
we were back into the tourist mode. Here Mike poses while Eugene gets a
photo from the other side of a monument dedicated to the gold rush. |
| Skagway seemed to
me to be a real tourist trap. Get your wallet out. |
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I could not resist an opportunity to ham it up with the local historical
markers. |
| As we departed Skagway,
we saw the "White Pass and
Yukon Route Scenic Railway". Looks like a model, doesn't it. |
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In a few minutes we were at the Canada border again. The weather stayed
rather poor until we passed over the mountains in the
White Pass.
This is a photo Jerry took of Bove Island. A few minutes down the
road from this photo we passed a Moose on the side of the road.
Gary got a great video of it. |
| Several hours late, we arrived at what we thought would be our final
destination in
Atlin, B.C.
Originally we planned to attend a dinner
theater on this boat. We arrived just in time to see everyone leaving (about
8pm). |
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This is Peggy's house in
Atlin.
She and her daughter Nan were
shining examples of the Canadian hospitality we had experienced throughout
the trip. They treated us to a steak dinner (Tom P. was the steak chef)
and we treated them to some of our conversation and humor. Here on the
deck (from left to right) are Nan, Eugene, Mike, Tom L. and Tom P. and
Peggy is sitting. |
| For this photo, all that is left of the original team is the Yukon
7. From left to right in the rear, Peggy, Tom Link, Nan, Jerry, Mike, Dennis
and Eugene. In the front is Tom Proietti and Gary. |
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