Reid Falls

My second time in Skagway Steve and I went hiking to Reid Falls. I shouldn’t say hiking; it was more like walking. But anyway, you literally have to go to the end of town, take the unmarked dirt road to a trail, walk past the old cemetery, go a little ways through the woods and all of the sudden there’s this huge waterfall. The next time I was there, I hiked to the top of the waterfall, but that story is for another Chronicle.

Katie

Hoonah, Alaska

Icy Straight Point is really a cannery next to Hoonah, Alaska. But I guess if they put "Cannery" on the itinerary no one would get off the ship to go see it. Basically Royal Caribbean International bought this old cannery and fixed it up and put shops in, so that they could have their own private port and not have to pay docking fees. Most cruise lines own an island in the Caribbean that they can do the same at.

Hoonah is cool because it’s small and remote and there’s lots of wildlife. I saw so many bald eagles and humpback whales and dolphins and sea otters there. But as far as everything else about the place goes...eh. The people are nice. Most of the population are Tlinget Indians. The best thing is I can call home easily and talk for a long time.

Katie