Travel Tuesday - North to Alaska - Skagway and the Yukon - Part 3

I mentioned at the start of this port, that this was one of my favourite days of the trip, as it was extra special. Last week I had lived my dream of doing a training run with sled dogs and we were heading south back to Skagway from Carcross.

We were rolling down the highway, enjoying the view. 

Just as we approached a curve, we said something about not seeing a bear yet and then, there she was. She ran across the road in front of us, then down the other shoulder. 

Nervous as we slowed to stop, she climbed the wall. 

She got to a place and was sitting, it was like a small ledge in the rock. To not stress her out further, we left her. I am sure she would have figured out how to either get up or down. 

She wasn't my brown bear, but I still greatly appreciated this little black bear. In one day, I got to live 2 of the dreams.

Shortly after seeing the bear, we were back in Skagway, where I wondered around while my mom returned to the ship. They definitely preserved the feeling of the frontier here. 

Behind the town

Snow plough for the train

Behind the town

Back on the ship, my mom realized she had broken her brand new sunglasses. Fortunately, they are under warranty and once the back ordered lenses come in, she will get a replacement. I was just happy that unlike the phone, I wasn't responsible for this. 

That evening, we cruised by another glacier. I can't remember the name of this one. When I left dinner to go out and see it, I heard a child, about the age of seven say "It is just another glacier." It made me chuckle.  There is no way this young boy was going to understand that soon there won't be 'another' glacier to see at the rate we are going.

Water approaching the glacier

Next week we will visit our last port Ketchikan, Alaska.