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Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 12:11 am
by BirdbyBird
This is the last one for awhile as Nan and I will be leaving our wonderful internet connection behind and heading over to Jasper National Park and down towards Banff. We are noticing the changes in the season coming on and feel good about our slow drift to the south and the border. There is still a lot of land to visit and explore between here and home.....

http://expeditionsandadventures2012.blo ... eyond.html

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:06 am
by bluepinecones
Another beautiful area. Those lakes looked perfect for kayaking.

Looking forward to seeing those new PJs. Soos probably has a PJ fashion show on FL gtg schedule. She and Alice led the way last year.

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:26 am
by rvgrammy1953
Another great post.... ;) Thanks, Tina...

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:51 am
by Carolinagal
Loved your pix of the hwy out of Skagway, brought good memories back, we went in and out of Skagway on that road and was so different then any place I had ever been, loved this post and fully agree with you on town, but there is a lot of history there too, which is whar Liz and I looked for. Did you go out to old cemetery?

Loved it , Thanks Tina,
CArol :)

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Fri Aug 17, 2012 7:19 pm
by Dawn309
Absolutely beautiful pictures and narrative!

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Sat Aug 18, 2012 10:24 pm
by snowball
Really enjoyed your post and pictures today...always do you are right this road was really neat glad you went that way :)
enjoy your trip and will look forward to the next update in your blog
sheila

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 6:56 pm
by ellenw
I'm sad about what's become of Skagway. When I was there in 1983, they received one cruise ship a week! Skagway was a fun stepping off point for last-minute supplies before hiking the Chilkoot Trail, slowly, over a span of 5 days.

We took the Alaska State Ferry from Seattle to Skagway, and slept in a tent on the deck to avoid the stateroom fees. :shock:

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 8:08 pm
by Nasoosie
Beautiful scenery, Tina, but for the treatment of those poor horses which made me feel sick. I would hope we have come a ways beyond that type of treatment in this day and age, but sometimes I worry that perhaps we haven't.

The reflection pic that looks like an arrowhead is spectacular! If not for the trees and the grasses in the foreground, you could turn it sideways and make it a 3D stereoptican picture! I may just print that out and give it a try, even though it would be turned in another direction!

Thanks for the great peek at another part of Alaska!

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 8:55 pm
by BirdbyBird
Soos, glad you noticed that one....sideways it reminded me of some sort of masked face or creature..... :shock:

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Mon Aug 20, 2012 9:59 pm
by avalen
bluepinecones wrote:Another beautiful area. Those lakes looked perfect for kayaking.

Looking forward to seeing those new PJs. Soos probably has a PJ fashion show on FL gtg schedule. She and Alice led the way last year.

a PJ fashion show, what a novel idea :D

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 4:05 pm
by Dawn309
OK, what all is involved in PJ fashion show? I am dying of curiosity!

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 6:09 pm
by BirdbyBird
You will need to get the first hand report from a few that attended the Florida gtg last winter. I heard that several ladies set the stylish tone with their comfortable PJ bottoms around the campfire.....and that several others have now been made fashion conscious as we all are :lol: trying to find some PJ's of their own for the next campfire opportunity. :D Alice? Soos? did I miss anything important?

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Tue Aug 21, 2012 10:18 pm
by Dawn309
Would the Budlight lounge pants and size 3X Tee that were Chuck's I am wearing right now qualify? My oldest told me yesterday a whole 'nother family could fit in these with me. :lol: :lol: Very stylish, I think.

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 1:04 am
by BirdbyBird
Why Dawn, I think you have saved yourself a shopping trip. :lol: You already have your campfire fashions. :D

Re: Skagway and Beyond

PostPosted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:29 am
by Dawn309
Woohoo! I have a whole drawer of this "fashion"!