Skagway Segue

Sorry that we got a little derailed on our Skagway tour.  Shall we pick up where we left off?

I started wandering along this path, wanting to follow the rail line, hoping to find the miners' cemetery, but it was a little bit uncomfortable, wandering on my own.

 A big bad wolf could well be lurking;

though this poor fellow was hanging out in a storefront window

being gawked at by passing tourists.  

It's not just our friend Wolfgang who has given up the ghost, 

Skagway's Golden North Hotel is reputedly haunted by two ghosts of its own!

The richer folk of the gold mining era could afford a few nights at the hotel, stopping for a drink at the bar, while those still struggling to make their fortunes would have been happy to call a little log cabin home.  

The native influence can be found slyly referenced outside contemporary shops, 

though this cigar store Indian has a dubious place of origin (perhaps in a white man's imagination?)

The Russian influence in Skagway is reflected in a few
onion dome-topped buildings.

Wandering off the main streets to explore a side-alley yields not only a good view of the looming mountains but a surprising splash of colour.

A few small vestiges of summer blooms linger along the walkways of these unusual Skagway dwellings.

These old sheds look like they're still in pretty good shape.

Surprising that some entrepreneur hasn't transformed them into a bowling alley.

Is it just me, or is the door to this building just a tad incongruous?

And just what is that pile of massive rocks for?  

I guess I should have signed up for the tour, though I doubt it would have taken in these

particular places of interest.

Evidently, the side streets are not holding out much interest to the tourists.

This charming little boutique is for rent.  Anyone interested in opening up shop in Skagway?