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Ridin’ the rails – Traveling on the Verde Canyon Railroad

Friday, February 26th, 2010

We took a trip on the Verde Canyon Railroad.  Starting from a depot in the little town of Clarkdale, Arizona, the Verde Canyon Railroad offers a chance to relax and watch the scenery.  The four-hour adventure takes you through open areas with wildlife and scenic vistas to a little depot with only one family in the even tinier town of Perkinsville. (more…)

Riding the White Pass and Yukon Railroad: A Scenic Adventure

Friday, July 24th, 2009

Guest Author Peggy Bradshaw

When Gold was discovered in the Klondike in 1896 and a ton of gold arrived in Seattle in 1897, the gold rush was on! Everyone rushed to the goldfields through Chilkoot Pass. It was six hundred miles over treacherous and dangerous trails and waterways. Another trail was developed through White Pass and this became the route of the White Pass and Yukon Railroad.

 

White Pass and Yukon Railroad on its Climb to the Klondike

White Pass and Yukon Railroad on its Climb to the Klondike Photo by George Bradshaw

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