{"id":2017,"date":"2017-06-03T19:01:06","date_gmt":"2017-06-04T00:01:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dalelafferty.com\/?p=2017"},"modified":"2017-06-04T17:06:28","modified_gmt":"2017-06-04T22:06:28","slug":"skagway","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dalelafferty.com\/?p=2017","title":{"rendered":"Skagway"},"content":{"rendered":"

Friday, June 2<\/p>\n

\"Rotary<\/a>

Rotary Plow on train<\/p><\/div>\n

I waited until about 10am before I road into Skagway. The temperature was still in the 50’s, but I drove slow enough that the wind didn’t penetrate my jacket. I stopped a couple of times to check out some sights I missed on the way in. One turnout on the Dyea road gives you a good view of the bay and the cruise ships that are docked there. I could see two ships parked in the bay – one was a Carnival cruise ship and I couldn’t make out the name of the other.<\/p>\n

I thought Skagway would be mobbed with people but it was not too bad. I walked through the Park Service museum and watched a movie on the early Gold Rush history. I went through a few shops that had souvenirs and trinkets for sale, but I’m sorry to say I didn’t help out the Skagway economy today. Although, I saw many tourists from the ships spending lots of money.<\/p>\n

\"I<\/a>

I don’t get it???<\/p><\/div>\n

I’m still debating whether I want to ride the train up over White Pass. It is quite expensive but people that have done it say it is beautiful. I will pass the same route of the train on my drive back to Whitehorse and get to enjoy the scenery again. After a few hours in town I road back to camp and hiked about a mile on the Chilkoot Trail. <\/p>\n

Saturday, June 3<\/p>\n

Today was a lazy day. It rained again in the night and the morning stayed cold and cloudy. In the afternoon the sun broke through and I went for a ride on Honda. I found a new campground on the other side of the inlet, not far from the ghost town and ruins of Dyea, and it is free. I have been wondering why no one has been camping near me and now I know why. If I decide to stay a few more days I will move over on Monday. The nice thing is that I got 3 bars of 3G cell signal over there.<\/p>\n

\"Honda<\/a>

Honda in Alaska<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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