Monthly Archives: August 2021

Glacier Bay, Hoonah, and Ford’s Terror

Light that seems it should break upon the ring of mountains shouldering against the miles of open bay streaked with glacial silt and bergie bits. And there stands the proud snout of Margerie Glacier with lumpy towers of blue ice, … Continue reading

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Skagway: 1984 – 2021

Skagway was the jumping off point for the Klondike Gold Rush in 1896; tens of thousands of hopeful prospectors passed through Skagway on their way to the Yukon.  I didn’t get a chance to see Skagway in 1896, but 88 … Continue reading

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