Yikes, the road down to Skagway is a winding 12% grade for 20+ miles! Hence, no photos...even though the scenery was spectacular. The town is visited regularly by cruise ships--three were in the small Port when we arrived. Towering rock cliffs surround everything except the Port.
The infamous Red Onion Saloon sits in the middle of town luring all (well, some) who meander by.
Only one of us succumbed to the temptation to pass through the scarlet doors.
Nearby is the Chilkoot Trail (on every backpacker's list To Do) the start of the Klondike Goldrush where, in 1897, thousands of gold seekers from the lower 48 started their trek in search of fortune...only to find they were too late--the gold had already been mined.
The bucolic, serene beginning, "Oh, this is going to be a great hike"........
QUICKLY
turned into this ~ straight up rock steps with no end in sight. Time for the Tauses to go their separate ways. My way was back to the nice bench at the trail head to await my adventurer's return.
Somehow, the dually and "the fearless" Nightingale pulled us safely back up the harrowing road, but we were all a bit edgy until we reached the top.
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