Our last day of excursions was in the cute little town of Skagway. Grandma Jan went for a hike, but Grandpops joined us on our triple-adventure
Our first stop was at a dog musher's camp. We spent a little time learning about the Iditerod race, and then we met Matt Hayashida who has raced in the Iditerod multiple times. He introduced us to his team of sled dogs. As he explained "they are bred for their work abilities, not their looks."
These dogs were so excited to get hooked up to the practice sled! They couldn't wait to start running!
The best part of the day was after the sledding demonstration, we got to hold the 5 week old puppies who will be future sled dogs. Oh my goodness, they were adorable; we couldn't get enough!
After reluctantly handing the puppies back, we got to experience the 40 Below Chamber where we spent about 5 minutes learning what it feels like at negative forty degrees. Wow, that's cold!
After warming back up, it was time to earn our money back in gold panning!
So we ended up with about $20 in total, which wasn't exactly the millions that the girls dreamed of!
After such a fun morning, David went on back to the boat to rest up and the four of us explored the town. It was pretty neat!
This was a great time on our last stop!
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