Alaska Cruise 2018 Video
Ketchikan was a quick stop with just the morning to check things out. We took a ride out to a little inlet known for bears but unfortunately, we struck out this time. So we checked out the town, wandered the shops, and watched the salmon spawning up Creek Street. The seagulls were having a feast.
Great trip and it was so nice spending time with old friends. Thanks Nicole, Bryan, Brynn, and Noel!
Glacier Bay was the highlight of the trip. It was an early day with the ship entering the national park about 7am. Park rangers board the ship for the day and provide presentations on the history of the park, how glaciers are formed and calve, and narrate along the way providing details on all the glaciers we saw. An amazing experience!
Next stop was Skagway. We wandered the town for a little while, but then decided to hire a van that took out to an abandoned ghost town named “Dyea.” 150 years ago it was a booming port town and entryway for gold miners headed to the Klondike. Now, all that’s left are some trails that mark the original streets, a cemetery with the remains of a large group that was killed during an avalanche on the trail to the Klondike, the storefront from one of the original buildings, and lots of beautiful scenery. The only service in the area is a bed and breakfast where the driver dropped us off and we had lunch. From there we were on our own and headed out on the trials to explore.