I've been fascinated by the idea of visiting Skagway ever since I saw the movie "The Far Country" starring James Stewart. It's a western about the goldrush up in Alaska and set in Skagway. Definitely worth a view if you can find it somewhere.
Denise was booked on the Yukon Whitepass railway trip, while I'd chosen to do the streetcar tour.
We drove through town up to the overlook by which time it was cloudy and raining again so there wasn't a lot to see through the fog. Skagway sounds like a pretty grim place in the winter, with temperatures going as low as minus 60 fahrenheit. The resident's main off season activity seems to be collecting driftwood and sticking it to their buildings. The one below is supposedly the most photographed building in Alaska with over 7000 pieces of driftwood stuck to it. Shame about the truck parked outside.
After that we went out to the Goldrush Cemetery to view the grave of "Soapy" Smith and Frank Reid, the 2 participants in Skagway's most famous shoot out.
Both men died. Soapy the local crime lord, died immediately; while Frank, the local lawman, died nearly 2 weeks later from the infection to his wounds. Soapy's grave is actually just outside the consecrated land of the graveyard, because you don't want your outlwas buried with your inlaws. Meanwhile Frank got a nice stone memorial (the only stone marker in the graveyard).
After waiting for Denise to return from her railway trip we went to dinner with our cruise director, Zaid. One other couple, who were Australian were at the table with us. We got on so we'll with them that we stayed at the table chatting for 90 minutes after Zaid left post dessert.