We have been on and enjoyed the comfort of the bullet trains of Europe, Asia, and Japan which are as fast-moving and as high-speed, as the cultures they serve. But as swift and sporty as those bullet trains are they cannot compare to the experience of riding the slow-moving narrow gauge railway as it twists and turns through tunnels and over numerous bridges and trestles from sea-level at Skagway up 1000 m over the mountains to the Yukon. Not only was it a trip forward along one of the most beautiful parts of the world, it was also a trip backward in time. The leisurely journey along the route of the historical Chilkoot trail, with a stop off for a traditional prospectors lunch at lake Bennett, gave us views of waterfalls, glaciers, tundra and countless ravines and historical objects abandoned by gold seekers at the turn of the century. Although we were following the Gold-Rush Trail, today it is good journey to take when you are in no particular rush.
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