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Skagway, Alaska |
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August 2006 |
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Our first stop in Skagway was a visit to the Skagway
Sculpture and Flower Garden that showcases 27 bronze sculptures worth over a
million dollars, including a life size grizzly and a larger than life size
horse. A visit to Jewell Gardens confirmed for us that Skagway is
indeed a Garden City. Every day brought cruise ships
to Skagway, sometime as many as 6 or 7, swelling the population to close to
9,000. The downtown streets are lined with many, many gift shops and
jewelry stores vying for the tourist dollars. Our stay would not have been
complete without going to the Days of '98 Show with Soapy Smith, now in its 81st
year on Broadway (Broadway Street in Skagway!). Another highlight was a
trip on the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad, a narrow gauge railroad that
climbs from sea level to almost 3000 feet at the summit of White Pass in just 20
miles and features steep grades and incredible vistas.
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