White Pass Bike
This bike ride from White Pass to Skagway part of the train/bike tour booked through Holland America Lines. The bike portion of the tour was operated by Sockeye Cycle Co.
Legends & Lies Skagway Inn Skagway Alaska
Welcome to the Saloon Room at the Skagway Inn, a gold rush era bordello located on Paradise Alley in the Historic Red Light District, where , in 1898 , JD Stewart was robbed of his gold poke worth $77,000 dollars in today's dollar, by the bartender and con-men of a 6th Avenue saloon.The Skagway Inn Gold Rush Saloon- an artful blend of theatre and learning through drama,song,food, and drink of the Gold Rush.
50 MPH on a Bike!
Bill Berry and I went on a biking adventure in Skagway, Alaska, we rode from sea level to 3292 feet elevation, we rented bikes from the sockeye bike store and rode for 2 hours 20 minutes up the pass, then went downhill the other way, that only took us 30 minutes to go down. It would have taken us less but the bullies at US customs were bullying people as usual. Belittling each person as they went through asking them personal intrusive questions. Trying to prevent people from defecting from Canada. Don't get me wrong, preventing more than one liter of alcohol from coming into the United States is important work but the cartoon character like people who work at the boarder are just sad.
A bike ride in Ketchikan Alaska
We rented bikes and rode to herring cove in Ketchikan Alaksa to watch for bears.
Ketchikan e-bike 2018
Dave Matthews Band Crash Into Me (Live at Continental Airlines Arena, East Rutherford, NJ - September 1999)
Klondike National Historic Site
Become a Gold miner, visit Klondike with us.
FATHER BERNARD HUBBARD ALASKA ALCAN HIGHWAY, HIGHWAY TO ADVENTURE 47884
Produced by the Shell Lake Boat Company in Shell Lake, Wisconsin, “Highway to Adventure” is a 1950s-era film that takes accompanies Alaskan explorer Father Bernard Hubbard along the Alaska Highway, referred to in this film as the Alcan Highway. (Hubbard was a Jesuit priest, geologist and explorer who popularized the Alaskan wilderness.) The highway runs through Canada and connects with continental United States with Alaska. The film opens with “polite officials” greeting motorists as they enter Canada and stop at “modern” hotels and restaurants as they pass through the Great North. The film is filled with breathtaking, scenic views including many of the Canadian Rocky Mountain Parks as the film crew heads to the Alcan Highway. We travel along Kicking Horse Pass (mark 03:13) across the Continental Divide on the Alberta and British Columbia border, then stop at Radium Hot Springs Lodge (mark 04:19). Mountain views and waterfalls fill the screen as the film continues before we stop at Teslin Lake (mark 06:20) on the border between British Columbia and Yukon to set up camp — and pull out their Eddie Bauer sleeping bag. After heading out on the water for a fishing trip, the crew catches a glimpse of smoke from a forest fire in the wilderness at mark 09:42, but the viewer is told that because of the remote location it will be up to the next rainfall to extinguish it.
By mark 12:50 we reach Juneau and start a “sea trip to adventure” (on a Shell Lake Boat) with the film crew capturing more scenic views and an occasional whale breaking the water (mark 20:00). Icebergs move majestically past at mark 21:03 and we’re reminded how their Johnson motor and Shell Lake Boat help them carefully navigate the waters and hazards. We reach the waters of Yosemite Valley National Park at mark 24:30 and spot a grizzly bear and her cub in the water (mark 25:05). After making it to the shore, the crew pull out their gear at mark 28:20 and fish for salmon and trout. Following the successful excursion the camera looks across the water and into the painted sky at mark 30:45 as the sun sets.
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Our Honeymoon
Lindley and Kenyon's Honeymoon video from our 7 day Alaskan Cruise aboard the Norwegian Sun! We then spent 2 days in Downtown Vancouver.
The ship was well managed, fun, with pretty good food! We loved our balcony and that experience of being on the open ocean. It was especially haunting and magical at night, clear or foggy, was never boring.
Trip Itinerary:
Fly to Anchorage
Launch from Seward, Alaska port at nighttime
Day 1 - At Sea, quick stop in Hubbard Bay to get up close view of the glacier
Day 2 - Juneau, rode the tram to the top of the mountain to learn about crazy upper latitude climates, flora, fauna and mostly glaciers. A glacier made that valley, which is why all the peaks are rounded. We also had lunch there on the water, and hit a ton of stops. Had a beer on the pier and got back aboard the ship.
Day 3 - Icy Straight Point in Hoonah, Alaska. This is an island the indigenous people have converted into a museum and top shelf, nice attraction with great food and activities. It was extremely well manicured and maintained and overall on point. We walked around the old cannery museum, which was impressive. In the afternoon we did some whale watching. We had success, and saw several whales, otters, and two varieties of sea lion!
Day 4 - Skagway, gateway to the Klondike. Skagway is at the start of the Chilkoot Trail which was traversed to reach the Klondike during the Gold Rush. We did a downhill bike ride starting at the White Pass summit. During our van ride up the mountain, our tour guides from Sockeye Bicycle Company, gave us a full history lesson on Skagway and the Gold Rush. Technically, our starting point was in no man's land, meaning we were between the edge of the United States border and the start of the Canadian border. The reason for this gap is because of the rocky terrain. We learned several hikers have been trapped in no man's land overnight because they didn't make it back to border control before they closed for the day. So while we didn't get a customs stamp, we can say we did an international bike ride. We later had a really nice lunch on Skagway's main strip. We had these unique puff pastries with white sauce, herbs and white fish in them. This was our favorite town on the trip! We intend to return.
Day - 5 - Ketchikan, the Salmon capital of the world. This stop had potentially our most anticipated shore activity. We rode a board a legit Season 2 Deadliest Catch crabbing boat, the Aleutian Ballad! These dudes put on a great show, and showed us several types of crabbing and fishing, a ridiculously diverse group of sea life up close and were funny, charismatic and engaging the whole time! Top notch professional entertainers and explainers!
We also ate 2 lbs of fresh crab and had a Dungeness vs King Crab competition. We called it a draw.
Day - 6 - At sea, tbh, we totally Netflix'd and chilled. (If you're interested, we binge watched Billions on Showtime - we give it a 7 out of 10.)
Day 7 - In the early morning, we arrived in Vancouver, packed up our bags and headed to our hotel in the Coal Harbor neighborhood. That afternoon we did a trolley tour that took us through Stanley Park and nearby areas of the city. We highly recommend the trolley - the drivers are very knowledgable and personable and will give you tips on things to see and do. Stanley Park is AMAZING and larger than Central Park.
That night we went to Gas Town for some nightlife. We had really authentic ramen then had cocktails and saw a really good Jazz cover band at Guilt & Co. This place is a several hundred year old building. Such a great venue with great staff that even had the presence of mind to warn us of the unisex bathrooms.
Day 8 - We loved Stanley Park so much we decided to rent a couple Mobi bikes and circumnavigated the entire peninsula by way of the seawall: After, we grabbed lunch at a restaurant that was located inside a neighborhood park right in Coal Harbor. We laid in the grass after (2nd to last picture in the video) and soaked up the sun.
Day 9 - Traveled home to see our daughter, dog and cat. It was sad our honeymoon was over but we were excited to get back to our wonderful home and truly start our life as husband and wife :)