?> {"id":643,"date":"2009-06-24T21:25:28","date_gmt":"2009-06-25T01:25:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/?p=643"},"modified":"2009-08-05T22:01:18","modified_gmt":"2009-08-06T02:01:18","slug":"skagway-british-columbia-yukon-caribou-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.twofatbellies.com\/2009\/06\/skagway-british-columbia-yukon-caribou-crossing\/","title":{"rendered":"Skagway – British Columbia – Yukon – Caribou Crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"
In Skagway we opted to take a train ride through mountains on the White Pass rail. The train traveled approximately 30 miles from Skagway to Fraser, British Columbia. The view was impressive from the train, but the best part was when we got off the train and onto our shuttle bus in Fraser for the remainder of our tour. We saw lots of mountain goats and even a black bear eating flowers on the side of the road. Our driver was really informative, and the best part about being on a shuttle bus rather than a full size charter bus was that we could ask him to stop wherever we liked. At one point we saw another bear across the highway and he hit the brakes and pulled a quick k-turn right there in the middle of the road. A charter bus never would have been able to do that. Unfortunately, that maneuver scared the bear away but not before we saw it stand up on its two hind legs and look at us curiously.<\/p>\n
The scenery in British Columbia was spectacular, and we saw some of the most beautiful lakes imaginable. I’ll get to the food in a minute, but please take a look at some of my favorite shots from this tour. We booked this excursion through Chilkoot Charters<\/a>, not the cruise line. I highly recommend this company for anyone who is interested in touring the Yukon while they’re in port in Skagway.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n <\/p>\n \n