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Skagway

Skagway, the "Land of the North Wind", once unexplored and uninhabited, became the largest city in Alaska in 1898. A peak population reached 20K - after gold was discovered in the Yukon region. Thousands of gold prospectors risked their lives going through the White Pass and Chilkoot Pass - 600-mile treks across rugged, frozen terrain to the Klondike gold fields. Many died, but fortunes were also made - over $50 million in gold was pulled out in just four years.

Today's Skagway, with a population of around 1000, maintains the look of a rustic pioneering town. A few historical buildings are preserved: The Golden North Hotel, the Arctic Brotherhood Hall, and the Red Onion Saloon.
A couple of ships arrived before us
A couple of ships arrived before us		 The ships take over the entire town
The ships take over the entire town		 There are a lot of rock paintings along the wooden dock
There are a lot of rock paintings along the wooden dock		 Golden North Hotel build by the Klondike Trading Company in 1898
Golden North Hotel build by the Klondike Trading Company in 1898
The Arctic Brotherhood Hall is covered with hundreds of sticks and logs
The Arctic Brotherhood Hall is covered with hundreds of sticks and logs		 A reflection of the town center
A reflection of the town center		 Posing with some modern totems
Posing with some modern totems		 Once a brothel, now a museum and a restaurant
Once a brothel, now a museum and a restaurant
The cafe is a hot spot for the young and tourists
The cafe is a hot spot for the young and tourists		 Want a buggy ride?
Want a buggy ride?		 The train is now a museum
The train is now a museum		 The White Pass Railway
The White Pass Railway
The White Pass & Yukon Route is the scenic railway of the world
The White Pass & Yukon Route is the "scenic railway of the world"		 It takes tourists to panoramic view of mountains, rivers, waterfalls, gorges, tunnels and glaciers
It takes tourists to panoramic view of mountains, rivers, waterfalls, gorges, tunnels and glaciers		 Vista point at the Moore Bridge
Vista point at the Moore Bridge		 The Moore Bridge crossing over an earthquake fault line can sustain a magnitute 8!
The Moore Bridge crossing over an earthquake fault line can sustain a magnitute 8!
At the border between Alaska and Canada
At the border between Alaska and Canada		 A monument in honor of the Gold Rush in 1898
A monument in honor of the Gold Rush in 1898		 Monument for the Klondike Gold Rush
Monument for the Klondike Gold Rush		 Driving into the Yukon Territory, Canada
Driving into the Yukon Territory, Canada
The road follows the route taken by the hearty gold prospectors in the late 1800s
The road follows the route taken by the hearty gold prospectors in the late 1800s		 Tormented Valley
Tormented Valley		 A field of dandelion that bears love to eat
A field of dandelion that bears love to eat		 We drive in a four-wheel drive following our guide and other jeeps
We drive in a four-wheel drive following our guide and other jeeps
We pass many snow-capped mountains.
We pass many snow-capped mountains.

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