Skagway, Alaska ... September 7, 2012. Not a day for strolling the streets or marina. A good day to eat a hearty lunch at the Thai restaurant, StarFire. Excellent red curry with rice! If you Toronto people come back north (and I suspect you will be coming perhaps in June of next year, per my crystal ball) I now have three restaurants that we can eat at AND ENJOY the food in Skagway.
We knew the weather was not forecast to be very good, but it has been a while since we were last there and all needed something from the coastal town. Our list: wool, wool sox, smoked salmon and glacial soap.
On our drive home, the road kept getting closer and closer to the clouds.
We passed the US Customs office and made our way towards Canada.
The summit was pretty socked in but once on top there was no where to go but down and thus out of the clouds. Still rainy all the way home so no wildlife. Perhaps next time we go it will be sunny.
We wished for better weather as this was the day for the start of the Klondike Trail of '98 International Road Relay - Teams of up to 10 runners compete in this overnight relay starting in Skagway, Alaska and following the Klondike Highway past the Southern Lakes region, finishing in Whitehorse - a distance of about 100 miles. It is always a better event when it is not raining and close to 0 degrees, but rain or shine, the road relay goes on. Want more information, here is a link (hint page 12-15 gives the course description): http://www.klondikeroadrelay.com/race2/raceinformationguide.pdf
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Now I get why you felt that Toronto people would be coming up to visit next June. Thanks for the pics and I went on their blog. I too hope that the weather will be fantabulous for this fun filled day. Oh, and you will officially be a MOTHER IN LAW.
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