Robert Herrick

It’s at the north end of the inside passage, and was a launching point for people headed into the Yukon Territories last century. The people were friendly, they had great visitor’s center and historical museum, and we found a lot of great things to do. We started out in the “Klondike Gold Rush National Historic Park” Visitor Center / historical museum (web site: http://www.nps.gov/klgo/). They show an interesting movie every hour which is very worthwhile. They also offer walking tours of the historical downtown. After getting information on hiking from a few different places, we did an easy hike out to the point southwest of town. We had lunch at the Haven Café, the kind of “healthy food” deli / coffee shop I really love – really tasty food, too! (It’s a bit out off the tourist path, though.) Sitting at the next table was the Cruise Director of another cruise ship – all the rest of the customers were locals. Finally, we spent a few hours hiking to lower Dewey Lake. Most of the other hikers were locals who do the hike as exercise. We ended up hiking with a Native American and having a very interesting conversation about the challenges to preserving the native culture. The hike had great views of town and beyond, and the lake was also beautiful. It was a couple miles long, with a 500 foot ascent. Skagway is also famous for the White Pass Railway, but we didn’t think our toddler would enjoy being confined to a train. Given how much we enjoyed our day in town and the immediate vicinity, we were very happy to have done things without plans.

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