away to skagway

i had a really great weekend. it was just what i needed. on friday i was thinking of al the things i could get done this weekend and thinking maybe i didn't want to go – but i'm so glad i did.

saturday morning we headed out – juliann and i in one car and jason and the kids in the other. we (juliann) spotted a couple of young black bears along the side of the road so i snapped some pictures (i'll add them to the post later).

when we got to skagway we pretty much headed right for our train departure. leif (who is two) was very excited about the train ride, but once we got on there wasn't so sure anymore. i went to take him out on the platform and he looked like he had changed his mind – but once we got him out there we couldn't get him back in! the 'people train' was apparently a hit!

i should mention that the weather in skagway was amazing. its full-on spring there. it smelled amazing and the trees are budding. i love going to skagway in the spring. i even got a little colour on my face. eat your heart out whitehorse!

we crashed the night at a hotel in skagway and in the morning we did some touring around town. jason and the kids shipped out and juliann and i did some shopping. i was very good and didn't buy anything besides two postcards. i'm pretty sure if i came home with anything danny would have killed me!

jules and i took a hike on a path i didn't even know was there. it was amazing. it ended at a rocky point and the scenery was beautiful. jules took a picture of me and i totally look superimposed. but i promise i was really there.

we climbed onto the rocks and then down to the beach. we lay down on the sand a ways back from the water and i almost fell asleep. its a good thing juliann was paying attention because the tide started coming in and when she sat up it was lapping at our feet and getting closer by the second.

we had planned to camp at dyea - which is right near skagway, but the campground was full. we ended up driving back to canada and camping in tagish. it was really nice - but i was worried for a minute that we drove all that way and it was getting late, that the campground might be full. we found one of the last spots and set up shop. we tried out one of our new wedding-gift tents for the first time and it totally passed the test.

we headed back to town early the next afternnon and (again) juliann spotted two caribou along the side of the road. i snapped a few pictures and they turned out really nice. i gave them to our photographer and i'm hoping i might get my one-and-only front page picture on the paper. we'll see.


peace out and
much love

k