We expected to stop to browse Skagway a bit, maybe even take a ride on the scenic railroad there. However, 4 big cruise ships were in, adding about 10,000 people to the normally small Skagway population. The train rides were fully booked, even with extra runs.
The town is geared for this of course, with lots of touristy shoppes. We just drove on through via the main street (crowded with pedestrians), then out the other side and up the nearby pass. By 2:45 it was down to 8C with rain, at 923 meters elevation.
Strange rocky landscape up here, with little ponds, a lot like parts of Newfoundland.
It’s wild country most of the way from Skagway to Whitehorse, a really spectacular drive.
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| That's a road bridge over there, with a car on the road |
The scenic White Pass & Yukon train ride goes across the little bridge:
Easy border crossing back into the Yukon at 4 pm PDT. The border guard (a youngish woman) agreed with our quick pass through Skagway.
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| Border crossing |
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| Scenic train ride coaches |
We had a foggy rainy day to Carcross, where we had expected to stay but didn’t.
The one commercial cg was expensive, and was just a gravel lot beside a restaurant. The other was a Yukon park. Cheap enough as usual, but there was a large group of high-school-age kids there looking like it was party night, so we pressed on to Whitehorse.
We camped at Cariboo RV just outside Whitehorse. Pricey at $30 for an unserviced site, and that was with our Good Sam discount. They did have free-range eggs for sale though, still warm from the hen, and they were excellent. Good showers too.
When we left Haines we headed south on the coast ferry, starting with three days in Juneau.
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