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This was a trip of a lifetime and it was a great time to spend with my folks and my sister. The vistas and wildlife were awesome and the food on the cruise could not be beat. It was one of those vacations were you get pampered, but still enjoy all there is to see and do! I will always remember this vacation!

Arrived in Carcross, Yukon.  The first town we came upon.  It was the craziest little town you could ever imagine.  About a block wide with tourist shops, We went to one shop where the woman was so friendly, but undeniably odd.  Everything was so expensive.  She chatted our ear off while we were looking at a bearskin for $3,300.  “It’s a great deal” she assured us, “as it had already been rugged!”  Then she pulled out little teddy bears for …

Strange terrain was journeyed through via Fairbanks on our way to our ferry that was to take us along the inside passage. There was a valley caked with lava looking ground set amongst snow covered peaks and believe it or not, a little desert called Carcross Desert in the middle of nowhere. It was like the opposite of seeing an oasis in the middle of the Sahara. Cute. The railway through this country must have been an amazing feat of engineering in the old days. Winding through valleys and m…