Enjoying the sunshine and seashore – and steam – in Skagway
My plan on Monday was to meet the tour group that I worked with in Whitehorse when they got off their ship in Skagway. Well, somehow we missed each other, but the fur-kids and I had a great day in the sunshine anyway.
We were away from the house just after 06:00 to give a bit of free time (ie photo stops 🙂 ) and still be in Skagway by 08:30. The sky was incredibly clear, and Summit Lake was lit up beautifully.
The peaks of the Sawtooth Range beyond Summit Lake don’t often stand out like this.
I’m getting really hungry to get back into the high country, but temperatures are staying quite low and the snow is melting very slowly.
The dogs and I spent about 40 minutes at the Railroad Dock, met a lot of people, but missed my group. Back at the WP&YR station, though, I was thrilled to see steam engine #73 just heading out of town, particularly when I saw that my long-time friend (and former Carcross neighbour) Brian was the engineer. Poor little Bella was much less pleased to see/hear it!
I couldn’t resist driving back up the pass a ways to see more of steam – just far enough so I wouldn’t have to go through Customs again getting back to Skagway. The train has just passed Rocky Point in this photo.
It’s even more impressive when the engineer pours the coal to it (oil, actually) to climb a steeper grade.
It was low tide, and I decided that the beach at Yakutania Point would be a great place to place with the dogs. I got distracted a bit by the airport, and chatting to some visitors who were on the Rhapsody of the Seas.
The view down Taiya Inlet at the mouth of the Skagway River.
The kids had a ball playing in the soft sand!
And Bella loves water!
Monty enjoying a calm moment 🙂
Another new experience for Bella – the wonderful sights and smells of the intertidal zone.
Although we had the beach to ourselves, the rounded granite of Yakutania Point above the beach was a popular spot. I could hear by their voices that some of the folks were enjoying watching the dogs playing.
What an amazing day to be flying – this plane was just doing the scheduled Wings of Alaska flight to Juneau.
With the dogs well played out, I went back to the Railroad Dock to meet an old friend, and to get a shot of the beautiful little, ultra-luxury, Silver Shadow.
It was a very short day, as I have a lot of work to do at home. By 11:15 Yukon time, we were on our way – both dogs slept all the way home. Despite missing my meeting, this day, short as it was, was a 10.
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