Klondike Summit Journey
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Join us for an adventure up the 3,292-foot-high West White Pass summit. You'll be accompanied by a knowledgeable local mountain guide who'll pass on a century of White Pass stories.

Your mini-van journey to this lofty destination in the Saint Elias Range follows the Gold rush Trail of '98, made famous by thousands of Klondike stampeders. The route has been carved by dog teams, horses, wagons, narrow gauge railway trains, a pipeline and the new Klondike Highway which was finally blasted through to the Yukon in 1978.

After passing through Skagway, you'll proceed up the river valley pausing frequently for photo stops to locate the original "Dead horse Trail," the old Bracket Wagon Road, the trestles and tunnels of the White Pass & Yukon Railroad, Pitchfork Falls, Moore Bridge and numerous surrounding glaciers and peaks.

You'll pause at the United States/Canada border at the summit before returning to Skagway.

Approximately 1-1/2 hours.



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