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| I am taking these pictures from a platform between cars. The black blob on the left is the car ahead of me. Fantastic scenery, yes? | The train goes ahead around the curve on the trestle. It's hard to believe that this was built over a hundred years ago. |
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| The high tundra is a world apart. | Look closely. Can you see the stovepipe from the wood stove in the car ahead? Can you see me taking a picture of my reflection? The woman beside me is a Swiss gal who stood out on the platform with me. |
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| On your right, you can see the faint trail trod by thousands of feet in 1896-98 and before. | Here is another section of the foot trail that is still visible. The little sign says "Trail," for the benefit of the train passengers. |
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| When we got to the "other side of the mountain," Skagway, there was light rain. We were in Skagway, in sunshine, in June. Bob wanted to eat at the Red Onion Saloon then, but we couldn't get in. This time we elbowed through the crowd and got a table. | The waitress was very friendly. I asked for a fork, and she sat on Bob's lap to give it to me. In fact, she sat on Bob's lap practically every time she went by — and she was in her undies! The Red Onion Saloon, historically, was also a brothel. |
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| We got back from the bus/train outing about 7 p.m. It was our last night in Whitehorse, and we promised ourselves the treat of eating at the Klondike Rib and Salmon BBQ. | The restaurant is made up of several old small buildings and a couple of porches all cobbled together. We snagged a streetside table and watched the world - or at least Whitehorse - go by as we ate our excellent meal. |
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| The fellow in the background is going into the restaurant kitchen. It's open to the street. | From Whitehouse, Yukon Territory, we stopped at Watson Lake Sign Forest and other sights and small towns into British Columbia, and then drove into Alberta. From Alberta we crossed the border at Sweet Grass into Montana, and traveled from there to North Dakota.
The Badlands of North Dakota shaped Teddy Roosevelt for his presidency. Here they are in Theodore Roosevelt National Park, stark and awesome. |
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| Thousands of bison roam the parklands. We visited both the north and south units of the park. | No, I did not get this close to a wild buffalo. But isn't it a good shot of this craggy old fellow? I did it with my little 5X zoom lens out of the car window as Bob kept his foot on the accelerator in case the bull charged. |
