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Rocks, Seen From A White Pass & Yukon Rail Car

Tunnel Wall
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A tunnel had been blasted, carved, and beaten out of a rock mountain. This shot was taken using a strobe inside the tunnel.

Rocks Seen From A   •  Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 10:07:12 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 26 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2539
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Rocks Outside Tunnel
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Rocks on the summit side of the tunnel as we neared Canada's Yukon. This was part of a cut in the side of a mountain to allow rail to pass.

Rocks Seen From A   •  Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 10:07:14 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 26 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2540
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Rocks Hung Over Train
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Some of the rock side of the mountain extended slightly over the train. Despite the appearance of veins and cracks, this rock was solid.

Rocks Seen From A   •  Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 10:26:45 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 26 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2549
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Rocky River
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A dry creek bed (the white was snow) was created out of eroded rock. Here, plant growth gradually (over eons) broke up the rock into smaller stones that fell into the creek.

Rocks Seen From A   •  Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 10:28:16 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 26 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2553
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Waterfall Over Stone
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One of several waterfalls seen along the tour route. These were fed by snow melt that cascaded over solid rock.

Rocks Seen From A   •  Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 10:30:42 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 26 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2558
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One Boulder Alongside Track
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A single dark boulder lay on scruffy grass alongside the tracks of the White Pass & Yukon route. It was a stone alone among solid rock mountains.

Rocks Seen From A   •  Skagway Rail Tour   •  White Pass & Yukon Route external link   •  Skagway external link Alaska   •  (Date Photographed: 10:43:38 Thursday 4 June 2015)   •  (Date Published: Saturday 26 September 2015   •  © 2015 Bryan Costales Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial License #C15_2563
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