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.