We went on a tour called To the Summit. Was it worth it? Well, let’s find out.

To the Summit

We met on the dock, and it was a rainy and windy day here in Skagway, just like Sitka. But it was OK, so we got on the small bus.

The tour guide was from Portland but moved up, was hired in 2006 to do some seasonal work, and never left. On our way to the summit, we gave a brief history of the town of Skagway.

We learned about the only road that goes anywhere else besides nowhere. It goes up into Canada, and you will need a passport to enter Canada to get food and go to the grocery stores.

They built a bridge with the help of the Japanese to ensure it wouldn’t collapse during an Earthquake. But in 2015, they built a new bridge and no longer used the safe one.

This road also creates 80-mile-an-hour wind gusts in the winter. That is cold wind.

We passed by the piping system that generates all the electricity for the town of Skagway. It is made from hydroelectricity. It is pretty interesting. There are some awesome waterfalls along the way. We drove past the USA Border Patrol station. It is 8 miles from the border, and there is no place to put one up by the border.

We reached the summit and took photos of the Alaska sign and the Welcome to Canada sign. For some reason, we needed a Passport to go on this adventure, but we never really crossed the border.

Was it worth it

Was it worth the money we paid to go on this? That is up in the air. It was interesting to see the border of Canada and learn more about the history of Skagway and the gold rush. Of the 100,000 people who went to find gold, I think only less than 100 found gold.

But it was a good sightseeing trip. We went to the top of the summit, 3,292 feet. It was a different view of Skagway than we have seen in the past.

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