A lovely adventure – but tough taking pictures from the train. I had my camera ready for landscapes, but around one of the first bends – I saw a blackbear roaming the colourful grasses! We who were sitting on the right (right!) side of the train had a brief glimpse, but my camera was not ready for this. So, the black blob over there…is a bear. Believe it or not.
I enjoyed the wilderness and the colours, the fog and the random glimpses of blue sky.
The rivers and small pools of water brightened the views and so did the mountains with newly fallen snow.
Now and then beautiful gorges opened up – you had to have your camera well prepared…
And the old train picked up hikers along the trail too. A great service!
Luckily we were not supposed to cross this one…
…but it made for a couple of nice photos.
So, we arrived back in Skagway in one piece. The guide told us she had never seen a bear on this railroad trip before – so she was just as happy as her passengers were.
An amazingly beautiful and colourful trip, and an insight into the hardships of those times – the old path from the goldrush was still visible in some places.
Thank you for coming along on the train! So grateful for that black bear … it was the only Alaskan bear saw.
Leya 
What a beautiful looking trip, Ann-Christine! Lots of opportunities for good pictures.
Thank you, I really enjoyed the trip – and the surprise of a black bear!
Stunning landscape photos, Ann-Christine! To be able to see it from the train seems so convenient !!(other than the difficulty of photographing the views)!
True – convenient but difficult! Thank you!
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Beautiful photos of a majestic Place. I have been watching a program about amazing railway destinations – these could be added to the list.
Thank you, Ritva. I think it was worth it.
I see the bear!!
I’m glad!
What a lovely break on a busy Friday morning to stop the here-and-now and come sit next to you and look for a bear not living in a zoo . . . thank you . . .
Hehe, not living in a zoo made both me and the bear happy!
Great scenery, AC! I’m so glad you took the train trip! That’s a bear! 🙂
Haha, thanks, yes, it was a great trip!
Great photos, Ana-Christine. Skagway was my favorite stop in our Alaska cruise. What a charming town it is. Your photos are magnificent!
What a trip to remember. Better to experience this landscape from a moving train rather than as one of the men toiling to make this railroad in the first place – when doubtless there were more bears around. It’s beautiful – but wild and savage too.
I agree – all the hardships then, and many losing their lives as well. But I love the landscape from a safe place.
Beautiful!
Yes – just as I had hoped it would be!
Thanks for sharing the beautiful trip and reminder of my time there many years ago.
I beleive many Americans have done exactly this trip – so many have good memories from it.
Thanks for taking us on this adventurous ride and yes, I found the bear 🙂
♥ He was so gently walking in the grass, and yet so fast the train passed him.
Ann-Christine, I am so enjoying your Alaska adventures through your beautiful photos and stories. I’m really glad you got to see a bear!
Thank you, Beth! So glad you enjoy them! That bear was closer than it looks…I did not manage the camera at first. Most passengers missed it I think. It would have been sad to leave Canada and Alaska without that experience!
Thanks for bringing back wonderful memories Ann-Christine. When we took that train, I wasn’t doing photography. And the black blob did look like a distant bear! Wonderful images.
Thank you, Anne! Glad to have brought back memories! And yes, I saw him walking, so he was real!
Oh wow! I would love to take that ride some day 😀
Recommended, but maybe another season if you don’t love rain!
That’s always the challenge! I’d love to see the autumn colors but then probably there is also the risk of rain! Isn’t it?
True – they go well together!
So difficult taking photos from a moving train! You did well. Certainly enough to capture the atmosphere, and we all know what that bear looks like. So glad you were lucky that day!
Thanks Jo. It meant much to me, seeing that bear. They cancelled the bear outing because of bad weather. Glad you can see him even if he is a blob!
So pleased you have posted these images from y our trip, A C! Stunning landscapes, great colours – and that bear is definitely a bear – I zoomed in. The old bridge was most photogenic, and interesting to see the traces of the gold rush era
Thank you, Sue – it truly was a great train ride through landscape and time.
I am super envious!