Recreational
Registration for our
SPRING
2017
SEASON
will open in
Mid-December 2016
Competitive Tryouts are
December 12th-18th at the
Morgan Hill Sports Complex
For Michelle, this was another first, and the superlatives kept
on coming.
I think Skagway is the perfect embodiment of what Alaska is
about. Historically, it was a jumping off point for the stampeders
during the Klondike Gold Rush of 1898. Soapy Smith exempli-
fied the early stories of lawlessness and greed. It showed the
spirit and determination of man (with a touch of greed) as tens
of thousands made their way over the White Pass Trail seeking
fortunes that only a few would find.
It’s got that special Alaskan beauty. Hardin Glacier rests just
beyond the city. The surrounding mountains and view down
the Lynn Canal where forested mountains go right to the water’s
edge are classic Alaska.
Walking through Skagway’s downtown I felt a bit of my own
history tugging at me.
As a boy I had visited Skagway with my extended family and
stood in front of the Arctic Brotherhood Hall. There I was, forty-
six years later, standing in the same spot. It hadn’t changed a bit.
The familiar smell of saltwater and creosote pier pilings brought
back a flood of memories.
We traveled into a forested area to camp. Smelling the damp
moss, seeing the spiky devil’s club stalks, and looking up at the
omnipresent spruce trees brought another flood of memories.
As a kid I’d gotten used to having the wilds of Alaska as my
back yard, but that was a long time ago. Now I can share the
memories with Michelle.
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