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  • Herbert Glacier, in Tongass National Forest, seen from the ferry northbound from Juneau, Alaska, USA. Alaska Marine Highway System.
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  • Cruise ships in Skagway, Alaska Panhandle, Boundary Ranges, Coast Mountains, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Cruise ships in Skagway, Alaska Panhandle, Boundary Ranges, Coast Mountains, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Cruise ships in Skagway, Alaska Panhandle, Boundary Ranges, Coast Mountains, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Cruise ships in Skagway, Alaska Panhandle, Boundary Ranges, Coast Mountains, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • White Pass & Yukon Route railway station in Skagway, Alaska, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • As a part of Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, the Arctic Brotherhood Hall (built 1899) is faced with driftwood, in Skagway, Alaska, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Snow capped peaks rise above Golden North Hotel, Skagway, Alaska, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Skagway Alaska Street Car Tour bus. Skagway, Alaska, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Ten-foot blades of the Cooke Rotary Snowplow were built in 1899 to clear the White Pass & Yukon Route's raiways. Skagway, Alaska, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Two stuffed moose bulls lock antlers at Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum, which is toured by the National Park Service. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.) This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • An actual dynamite oven. Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum tours are run by the National Park Service. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Antique poker slot machine. Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum, Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park, Skagway, Alaska, USA. Jeff. Smiths Parlor Museum tours are run by the National Park Service. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Cruise ships and the Chikat Range, seen in Skagway, Alaska, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • White Pass & Yukon Route railway station in Skagway, Alaska, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • From Skagway Overlook, see  docked cruise ships and the Chikat Range in Alaska, USA. Skagway Overlook is 9 miles up Dyea Road. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Hike the steep Skyline Trail to AB Mountain for sweeping views of Skagway, Dyea, Taiya Inlet and surrounding mountains (6.5 to 10 miles round trip with 2000-3855 ft gain). AB stands for Arctic Brotherhood, a fraternal social organization for men. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Skagway's population of about 1150 people doubles in the summer tourist season to manage more than one million visitors per year. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.) This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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  • The White Pass and Yukon Route is a narrow-gauge railroad built in 1900 linking the port of Skagway, Alaska, with Whitehorse, the capital of Yukon in Canada. Recapturing the Gold Rush era, it is the most popular land excursion from Alaska cruises. Isolated from any other railroad system, its equipment, freight and passengers are ferried by ship via the Port of Skagway, and by road at a few stops. It was built 1898-1900 during the Klondike Gold Rush to reach the goldfields, and became the primary route to the interior of the Yukon, replacing the Chilkoot Trail and other routes. The route continued operation until 1982, and in 1988 was partially revived as a heritage railway. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • Lower Reid Falls, above the 1898-1908 Gold Rush Cemetery in Skagway, Alaska, USA. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. Half of Alaska's total visitors come via cruise ships. Klondike Gold Rush National Historical Park commemorates the late 1890s Gold Rush with three units in Municipality of Skagway Borough: Historic Skagway; the White Pass Trail; and Dyea Townsite and Chilkoot Trail. (A fourth unit is in Pioneer Square National Historic District in Seattle, Washington.)
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  • White Pass (elevation 873 m or 2864 ft) is in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains on the border of Alaska, USA and the province of British Columbia, Canada. The White Pass Trail (or Dead Horse Trail) was one of the two main passes used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush. It leads from Skagway, Alaska, to the chain of lakes at the headwaters of the Yukon River: Crater Lake, Lake Lindeman, and Bennett Lake.
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  • White Pass (elevation 873 m or 2864 ft) is in the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains on the border of Alaska, USA and the province of British Columbia, Canada. The White Pass Trail (or Dead Horse Trail) was one of the two main passes used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush. It leads from Skagway, Alaska, to the chain of lakes at the headwaters of the Yukon River: Crater Lake, Lake Lindeman, and Bennett Lake.
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  • A pond at White Pass reflects mountains of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains, at Outhouse Hill Pullout on South Klondike Highway, British Columbia, Canada. The White Pass Trail (or Dead Horse Trail) was one of the two main passes used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush. It leads from Skagway, Alaska, to the chain of lakes at the headwaters of the Yukon River: Crater Lake, Lake Lindeman, and Bennett Lake. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. The 98-mile/158-km South Klondike Highway (Skagway-Carcross Road) connects Skagway over White Pass via British Columbia to the Alaska Highway, in the Yukon southeast of Whitehorse.
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  • Mountains of the Boundary Ranges of the Coast Mountains rise above Summit Lake at White Pass, at Summit Creek Pullout on South Klondike Highway, in British Columbia, Canada. The White Pass Trail (or Dead Horse Trail) was one of the two main passes used by prospectors during the Klondike Gold Rush. It leads from Skagway, Alaska, to the chain of lakes at the headwaters of the Yukon River: Crater Lake, Lake Lindeman, and Bennett Lake. Skagway was founded in 1897 on the Alaska Panhandle. The 98-mile/158-km South Klondike Highway (Skagway-Carcross Road) connects Skagway over White Pass via British Columbia to the Alaska Highway, in the Yukon southeast of Whitehorse. This image was stitched from multiple overlapping photos.
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