FOLLOWING THE LEGENDS CRUISE
We’re headed down the hill to Phoenix to catch a flight to Seattle, Washington to go on our Following the Legends Cruise to Alaska.
Sunny and I, a
long with a group of Old West enthusiasts are going to be spending a week on Princess Cruise traveling along the inland passage.
During the Alaska gold rush Wyatt Earp, John Clum…founder of the Tombstone Epitaph and mayor of Tombstone…Nellie Cashman…the miner’s angel, both in Alaska and Tombstone…and con-man Soapy Smith were all up there.
In addition it was extremely tough for the gold miners. They had to take a year’s supply of food with them. The food and equipment would weigh about 2,000 pounds. To get these provisions to the gold fields, a prospector would have to make 30 round trips for a total of 2,500 miles. The picture shows the line of miners on the trail.
We’re going to have a lot of fun…Wish you were here.
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My wife and I did a Princess cruise to Alaska a few years ago, with a bent toward old west locations. You are going to love Skagway, where the stories of Soapy Smith, which you have shared with us on your radio show, will come to life. I hope you get a chance to speak with some of our fellow Americans who make their homes in Alaska. In my opinion, they are, these days, as close as any of us will ever meet, to the kinds of people who settled the old west. Safe travels, Dakota.
We just got back from our trip. Enjoyed Skagway. We had been there before. I’m well aware of Soapy Smith and all his bad ways.