Category: Skagway, Alaska

…and I just couldn’t resist going to Skagway today. There were 4 large ships scheduled, so this was probably the last opportunity to see Skagway crazy-busy in the sunshine this year. The timing was perfect to catch one of Spirit Lake Lodge’s trail rides crossing the South Klondike Highway....

Cathy’s parents are visiting from Ontario for 5 weeks, so yesterday we did a “tourist” trip to Skagway. It was a superb day – sunny, 74 degrees (22°C) and calm in Skagway, with some great bonuses as you’ll see in the photos below. We cleared US Customs and were...

On a scale of 1 to 10, today rated 11 – it was incredible. The temperature hit the high 20s C (low 80s F), and there were no clouds, no bugs and no wind. This is the day I’ll dream about in the middle of our next winter –...

Early Spring, when Yukoners and Alaskans try to blow the winter cobwebs out of their brains. It looks like everyone is on the road this weekend. On Friday we went to Carcross and I dug my way into the long-neglected cabin through thigh-deep snow. It felt great to sit...

When I woke up yesterday morning it was -26°C here! (that’s -15°F). The weather forecast showed 42F and mostly sunny for Skagway, so when my buddy Rob phoned, he and I quickly decided that heading south to Alaska was a better idea than working 🙂 For the first 70...

That’s a pretty offensive title, isn’t it? Well, the manager of the Alaska Shirt Company store in Skagway stole $78,000 from the company back in June and disappeared, then came back to Skagway 2 months later on the Norwegian Star! When even that didn’t get him arrested, he left...

Cathy and I went down to Skagway yesterday, as we often do on the last day of the Alaska cruising season. It always leaves me wondering why people choose a cruise this late. Yes I know it’s a few dollars cheaper, but check out the photos below – would...

I love halibut, and the season to get good fish and chips is rapidly drawing to a close. We tried 5 places this year, and here’s the summary: first, the worst – Maggie Mae’s at the Carcross Corner. This was so bad that it’s tough to describe. For 10...

I need to go to Skagway today, and just checked the WP&YR webcams as well as Weather.com. It’s looking like not a bad day for the drive – a mildly rainy Fall day. I got lucky with the webcam, though – the first cruise ship of the day was...

Driving down to Skagway with Cathy this afternoon (after 2 days of painting bedrooms), we met a fairly steady stream of Yukon RVs heading home after what had apparently been a pretty poor weekend weathwerwise. Check out the photo below to see what those folks missed, though – by...