White Pass Railway - Part 1

I'm splitting this day into multiple posts since I have so many photos! Today we rode the entire length of the White Pass Railway up into the Yukon and then made our way back to Skagway on the Klondike Highway. The White Pass Railway was constructed as an improved way to transport gold rushers from Skagway to the gold in the Yukon. Prior to its construction, a gold rusher's journey began with a 33 mile trek up the steep Chilkoot Trail. Unfortunately, by the time the railway was completed, the gold rush was over.

We were extremely lucky with the weather today, as you may notice with the cloudless skies! Apparently this summer has been awful and rainy here, so we're very grateful our timing worked out this well! We also were in the last car of the train and had the ability to go out onto the back platform which made for some awesome views as we climbed!Read more