Andrea Davison

In Skagway, we all boarded the White Pass Scenic Railway for a narrow-gauge train ride following the route the gold-hunters followed a hundred years ago. The scenery, as in all Alaska, was just gorgeous, and again, we were fortunate to have a clear, bright day to view the gorges, mountains, and tundra. We took the train ride only one way ( sit on the left-hand side for the fantastic views) , and then had a bus ride back to the ship, with a stop at Liarsville, a recreated village on the exact site of a mining camp of the early 20th century. There was a show put on by the folks there, and we were able to try our hand at panning for gold. A little hokey, but interesting and fun, was the consensus. Skagway is a great town, similar to Silverton in Colorado, with the real look of pioneer days. Lots of good shopping here

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