Arriving at the Port of Skagway, we were met with beautiful scenery, rainbows, low clouds and fog.

Nature Walk

Soon after arriving in Skagway, we decided to attempt one of several self-guided nature walks. We ended up biting off more than we can chew but before turning around, we were thrilled to experience some gorgeous landscapes, interesting conifers, and several varieties of moss and lichen that I have never seen before.

At the far end of our walk, we found a great spot for photographing one of the mountain peaks in the area. The photo below was taken at 500mm and is a merge of 3 photos to capture as much detail as possible. To get a sense of scale, in the lower left-hand corner is a stand of trees in a clearing covered in snow. While taking these photos, another couple came up the path and stopped to do the same. It was great to meet others who shared similar interests in both nature and photography. In fact, it was in talking with the other photographer that he gave me the idea to try exposure stacking, something that I had not tried before, but happened to read about in my camera’s manual a few days before our trip!

Coming back from our nature walk, we headed back into town to see what other interesting things we could find. One of the local tourist hot spots is Klondike Doughboy, home of Alaskan Fry Bread. What is Alaskan Fry Bread like? Well, if you are familiar with funnel cakes often served at State Fairs and the like, Alaskan Fry Bread is a larger, flatter, and better version covered in cinnamon and sugar. I was too busy eating mine to take a picture of it for the blog. Sorry about that.

Tourist Row, Skagway

A few other items of interest in the town were a Thai-food restaurant that we were hoping to eat at but it seems to have closed in 2021 and was still up for sale. Sign hanging over the door and everything. Another interesting eatery was Peppers bright red food bus (see below) . We didn’t eat there but having never seen a food bus before, I had to stop and take a photo.