This was a cloudy day, so we didn't want to pay to ride up a mountain for the view. We went to the graveyard and Reid Falls instead. The town bus drops you off a half mile from the graveyard (flat walk down a road). Very good sign outside the graveyard about folks residing there (1897-1907 mostly, during the Gold Rush for Skagway). The graveyard and the falls is a short, though uphill (steep ...
Absolutely marvelous! Caribou Crossing was the weakest portion of the excursion for us but overall we really enjoyed the excursion and we saw a grizzly! ...
Skagway is interesting to walk around, but better to hike out to the point and smuggler cove. If you don't mind a really overpriced bus ride or train ride, then do the Yukon. Skagway is very commercialized tourist shops, and distracts from the beauty of Alaska. National Historic Park is a nice escape. ...