The Klondike Gold Rush The history of the Klondike Gold Rush and how to reenact it. Updated June 2022. Gold was discovered in the Klondike region of the Yukon, in Canada, in 1896. In 1897, word of the strike reached Read more…
KLONDIKE GOLD RUSH
Tag: Skagway
SKAGWAY ALASKA
Visit Skagway Alaska – Starting point for the Klondike Gold Rush Skagway Alaska owes its existence to the Klondike Gold Rush in the late 1800s. There were three main routes to the Klondike. One route was across Alaska. A Read more…
WHITE PASS & YUKON ROUTE RAILROAD
In my last post, I described my trip over the White Pass. However, there are other ways to get from Skagway, Alaska, to Whitehorse, Yukon, Canada. White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad Updated June 2022 Take the train from Skagway Read more…
WHITE PASS
High mountain road over the Coast Mountains Updated June 2022 After my four-day Alaska Ferry trip from Prince Rupert, British Columbia, to Skagway, Alaska, I headed inland towards Whitehorse. Getting from Skagway to Whitehorse, in Canada’s Yukon Territory, means going Read more…
ALASKA FERRY
My previous posts have described my four-day trip on the Alaska Ferry from Prince Rupert, British Columbia to Skagway, Alaska. It was a great trip with beautiful scenery all along the way. Here are some options for before and after the Read more…
ALASKA FERRY
Day four – Alaska Ferry from Juneau to Skagway Day four of my Alaska Ferry trip took me from Juneau to Skagway. The scenery along this section of the Alaska Marine Highway is very beautiful scenery the entire way. However, Read more…