It has been a busy couple of days.
Yesterday we were in Haines AK. We took a "fast ferry" from there to Skagway, then boarded the White Pass & Yukon Railway, travelling the route used by the gold miners on their way to the Klondike. From the train we could see the narrow path they followed before the railway was constructed - single file and loaded down with the supplies required by the Canadian government before they were allowed across the border. We actually crossed into BC just past the White Pass Summit at 2,865 ft, before we returned to Skagway.
Today we're in Juneau, Alaska's capital, accessible only by boat or plane - there are no roads into the city. We visited the Mendenhall Glacier, which is actually within the city limits! It's worth the trip to Alaska to see a glacier this close.
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