The most obvious thing to do in Skagway is to take the three hour round trip White Pass train ride into Yukon Territory. We started in town, a 10 minute walk from the boat. One could get the train at the boat and save the walk if the trip had been booked through the cruise line, for only $7 more (each). We were happy to stretch our legs a bit instead. At the start we followed along the river and learned about a red caboose one could rent from the park service to stay overnight. We were told that it accommodates 6 uncomfortably.
The train went through two tunnels and arrived at a treeless, foggy summit with much beautiful vegetation growing close to the ground. We briefly passed I to Canada before turning around and heading back down.
Now we are back at the ship, where I’ve put a washing machine to work while I type this. (I think I’ve finally successfully uploaded the whale feeding video from Sept. 8.).