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Photo Contest – November 4, 2011
We received 25 responses to our 11/4/11 photo contest and all 25 correctly named the location of our photo (shown below) as Skagway Alaska. The winner of the contest is Chuck Diefenderfer of Maple Glen, PA. Chuck’s name was randomly selected from the 25 who correctly responded.
Photo Contest 11/4/11 - Skagway, Alaska
The town of Skagway has a population of less than 1000 which doubles in size during the summer months to support the influx of tourists. The port is a popular cruise ship stop — understandable when you walk through the small town and, everywhere you turn, there is a breathtaking view of mountains.
Skagway - A town with a view
Skagway’s White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge railroad runs throughout the summer months. It’s locomotive “parks” right in town. We highly recommend this trip which you can purchase as an excursion aboard your ship. Even if you are not a narrow gauge railroad geek (as some of us are), the scenery is amazing.
White Pass and Yukon Narrow Gauge Railroad
The typical tour offered is round trip. We opted for a tour which took us by train to the top of the mountain and then we biked down. Even with the drizzly weather, the ride to the bottom was exhilarating! There was little pedaling and lots of braking.
Up by train, down by bike