We docked at 7am in Skagway along with several other ships. We were off the boat early to meet our bus for an all-day excursion through Skagway, British Columbia and the Yukon Territory.
It was a foggy, windy ride up to White Pass and our first photo stop.
The 2 1/2 hour bus ride was gorgeous. We passed several lakes, drove through the Tongass National Forest and I loved the Tormented Valley, seen here.
2nd Stop...Tutshi Lake in British Columbia
Family photo in the Fireweed flowers
Our final photo stop before lunch was at Bove Island, Yukon Territory
The trees were huge, the water so blue and mountain ranges were a perfect backdrop!
Taylor throwing one more rock in the lake before getting back on the bus.
Our lunch destination was Caribou Crossing...a cute little village in the Yukon Territory.
We were a hungry crew so we made our way directly to the BBQ line for lunch.
We feasted on BBQ chicken, coleslaw, baked potatoes, rolls and all-you-can-eat donuts. The donuts were the reason we booked this specific excursion and they were well worth it!
We only had 1 1/2 hours in Caribou Crossing and the girls were dying to get their hands on the Husky Puppies used for the Iditarod sled races. This cutie was the youngest at 8 weeks old!
Each dog had its own box house and food bowl and loved any attention and treats they were given. Taylor loved Ozzy!
Which one of these guys doesn't belong? I think Duke was just around for the treats! It was fascinating to watch how crazy the dogs got when they saw the sleds. The barking was almost more than I could take, but they are born to do this and all wanted to be picked to go on the ride. I hated seeing the dogs all chained up, but they seemed to just want the opportunity to run.
Dave, Allison and the boys all took a shot at panning for gold. They all came up with a little to take home, but certainly not enough to retire!
After Caribou Crossing, we made a stop at Emerald Lake before being taken to the train station. This lake had more shades of blue than I had ever seen and was a great photo stop!
We boarded the White Pass Scenic Railway just North of the Canadian Border for the trip back to Skagway. The Railway was built in 2 years, 2 months and 2 days and was used by many seeking riches during the gold rush.
US/Canada border along the railroad tracks
There were a few times along the train tour that I couldn't look down. Gorgeous scenery, but a little high for me!
The train was 15 cars long which gave us a few opportunities to capture pictures of the front along some of the turns. 
The train depot was right in the middle of downtown Skagway (all 10 blocks of it) so we walked around with the time we had left before boarding the ship. Matt and Dave posed in front of Red Onion Saloon which brought back memories of their college days at the Red Onion in Mission Beach.
Downtown Skagway had such rustic storefronts, great general stores and quite a few candy shops for us to browse around. It was a very chilly walk back to the ship after our long 8 hour excursion, but we certainly packed a lot into one day!
Downtown Skagway had such rustic storefronts, great general stores and quite a few candy shops for us to browse around. It was a very chilly walk back to the ship after our long 8 hour excursion, but we certainly packed a lot into one day! 
