Heading north to Whitehorse in Canada’s Yukon Territory on the White Pass & Yukon Route railway out of Skagway, Alaska. The narrow gauge rail follows the route used by gold rushers in the late 1890s.
Month: June 2017
Mallard Convoy
A family of mallards chose to skoot away from us when we came upon them in an inlet on a nearby pond.
Someone’s looking at me
Ever get the feeling that someone is looking at you? We came upon this barred owl on our local trail. We spotted him ahead of us flying from the ground up to this tree branch. He then sat there until we got too close and he flew off.
On the way to Whitehorse
Heading north from Skagway, Alaska, toward Whitehorse, Yukon province on the White Pass & Yukon railroad.
Skagway view
The view of Skagway village, Alaska, and Taiya Inlet from the north of town
Taiya Inlet view
During last month’s visit to south-east Alaska, we caught this view to the south from the Taiya Inlet as we approached Skagway.
Alaskan iceberg
A solitary iceberg floated by during our cruise on Stephan’s Passage south of Juneau, Alaska, last month.
Abandoned ship
Near Juneau, Alaska, last month
Morning moon over Admiralty Island
From Stephan’s Passage between Ketchikan and Juneau, the sunrise highlighted Admiralty Island under a morning moon
Pre-summer sapsucker
A male sapsucker stopped by the other day