If you had a few days, you could hike the trails the prospectors took into gold county. But even a couple of hours can give you a sampling of the ruggedly beautiful land around Skagway. The Lower Dewey Lake Trail is an easy one-hour hike that leads, naturally, to Lower Dewey Lake, about a mile southeast of town. There are campsites and picnic tables there, and you can hike on a path that circles the lake. If you want to go farther, continue on the trail at the north end of the lake it leads into higher country.
Prices are high and waits can be long if several ships are in port at the same time.
Now it s a thoroughly respectable establishment, though it can still get pretty wild at night. It serves sandwiches, pizza and nachos. The nearby Sweet Tooth Cafe specializes in homemade bread, cinnamon rolls and halibut burgers. Mabel G. Smith s for vegetarian fare and fresh baked bread. Lots of seafood is served, including Alaska halibut, salmon and crab legs.