Today the ship is to dock at Skagway, Alaska. Skagway became a boom town after the Klondike Gold Rush began in 1897. In 1898 construction began on the White Pass & Yukon Route Railroad. One hundred years later the governments of Canada and…
Today we have a half-day stop in Juneau, the state capital of Alaska. We try to tour state capitol buildings when we have a chance. I don’t remember ever even thinking I would have the chance to visit Alaska’s! Nearby is…
In 1994 our family went on a mission trip to Idaho. We took the opportunity to see many of God’s amazing creations and to visit sites important in American history by taking the long way home. It was our first opportunity…
Today we are to spend the entire day onboard ship. From the port at Whittier, where we left last night at 9:00 p.m. to the port near Hoonah, Alaska, where we are to dock tomorrow morning, is 499 miles. I guess…
Today is the day Ray and I are to climb aboard the biggest ship we have ever boarded for the first cruise we have ever taken. That isn’t saying a whole lot for us, because we have spent very little time on…
Our train leaves the Anchorage Depot this morning at 7:15 a.m. Alaska Time. Today we might see moose, black bear, brown bear, beaver lodges, lots of waterfowl, and possibly even a wolf between Anchorage and Denali! We have one stop…
