Entering Alaska through the White Pass

From Carcross I travelled along Lake Bennett, past the Venus Mine, through the White Pass and down to Skagway.

Looking down a Skagway Street towards the Fjord

The scenery was magnificent. The town was a disappointment because it was over-run with the human cargo of the two huge cruise ships anchored in the fjord. It was neat seeing the White Pass and Yukon Route diesel and steam locomotives that pull the tourist trains up to Bennett but I had soon had my fill of Skagway (and American dollar prices) and was ready to head home.

A White Pass and Yukon Route narrow gauge diesel
locomotive passes by the Prospector's Monument in Skagway.

Narrow Gauge Steam Locomotive Pulling the Passenger Train to Lake Bennett