In 1897 Skagway was a town of several hundred that in the space of a year saw 10,000 people arrive. Then they left.  Today it’s a town of 800 people which in the space of one summer day sees 10,000 people arrive. Then they leave.

There’s no shortage of information about Skagway because the Gold Rush stampeders took photographs or kept journals or, like Jack London, wrote stories about it. And people still do.

Before throwing anything onto that messy pile documenting expectations, disappointments and travel for the sake of travel, let me digest the takeaways from our two day visit to this northernmost point on the Inside Passages. Here are some snapshots.  Consider this a placeholder post.  I’ll be back.