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Forest, Seen From The White Pass & Yukon Route

Skagway In The Distance
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Skagway could be seen in the distance as the forest lining the tracks suddenly cleared. It was a foggy, misty day so the view was not as sharp as it could have been.


Forest   •  Seen From The Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 08:57:08 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 24 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2432
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River Wound Through Woods
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A river ran through the forest below, partly hidden in the mist. This was the first of three rivers we crossed on the trip.


Forest   •  Seen From The Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 09:18:30 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 24 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2446
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Train Vanished Into Forest
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The lead train engines made a turn and appeared to vanish into the forest. Notice the man standing on the outside platform of one rail car taking pictures with his phone.


Forest   •  Seen From The Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  57° 47' 53.36" N, 133° 36' 30.34" W   •  (Date Photographed: 09:25:25 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 24 September 2015   •  © 2015 Terry Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #T15_0746
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Dense Forest And Hint Of River
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We passed through some very dense forests on the way up to the summit and Canada. Here was just a glimpse of a river through the woods.


Forest   •  Seen From The Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 09:37:30 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 24 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2458
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Weather Cleared Near Summit
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The weather cleared as we reached the summit (above the clouds). We passed over the third, and final, river surrounded by less dense forest.


Forest   •  Seen From The Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 09:43:47 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 24 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2471
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Video Of Forest Passing
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The train moved swiftly through dense forest. A video shot of the passing forest to the sound of a train on (not welded) rails.


Forest   •  Seen From The Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Filmed: 09:48:00 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 24 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2425
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River Valley
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A river ran through a forested valley. Hills covered with trees rose on either side of the river. Those hills became high mountains, which became bare rock near their summits.


Forest   •  Seen From The Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 09:49:04 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 24 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2503
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Pine Swallowed By Green
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Pine trees near the valley floor appeared to be swallowed by a sea of light green.


Forest   •  Seen From The Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 10:39:28 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 24 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2585
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Logging Road
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No trip through an Alaska forest would be complete without at least one shot of a logging road. This road appeared to meet the tracks, but actually turned to parallel them.


Forest   •  Seen From The Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 10:48:50 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Thursday 24 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2609
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