Skagway, Alaska
Highlight: This was the sunniest day yet on the 10-day voyage, and we took advantage with a day of hiking and biking. We chose the 5-mile biking tour with Sockeye Cycle, which took us through the rainforest and along parts of the Chilkoot Trail. In the afternoon, Colleen and I found the easy-to-access Dewey Lake Trail (located behind the Avis and past the railroad tracks).
We spent two hours on the Lower Dewey Lake Trail and found several spectacular vistas as we went past the reservoir and patches of ice still melting in the mountainside.
What else: After another fun day of physical activity in the fresh air, we sought out Skagway Brewing Co., which we had discovered years ago. It was great to be reunited with this fab hangout where we first learned about spruce-tip beer.