Earlier this month I went on an 11 day cruise / inland tour of Alaska and the Yukon through Holland American Tour line. The trip was magnificent. We began in Vancouver and sailed for three days up the coast of Canada to Alaska stopping in Juneau and Skagway before taking the White Pass train into Yukon Territory.
Juneau
Red Dog Saloon in Juneau – This is a huge tourist attraction, but with its sawdust floors, amazing burgers, and live music, it is totally worth it.
Skagway
Traveling through the Yukon, we stopped in Carcross, Braeburn, Whitehorse, and Dawson City. We spent the most time in Dawson City and it was by far one of my favorite stops. The town was picturesque old west with dirt streets and western style store fronts. We made a trip out to the Dempster Highway and into Tombstone National Park. This took us out onto the tundra and over a continental divide.
Yukon River
Dawson City
Tombstone
Tombstone
Dawson City
From Dawson City, we drove over the Top of the World Highway, crossed back into Alaska and took the Taylor Highway to Chicken. Chicken is but three buildings, a mercantile, saloon, and cafe. The food was amazing! For such tiny little towns in the middle of no where, every place we stopped offered something delicious and tasty. From Chicken we drove on to Tok then Fairbanks before catching a train to Denali National Park. After Denali, our tour concluded in Anchorage.
Top of the World
Fairbanks
Avventura 