Here are some pictures from the 4th of July parade this year in Skagway! The National Park Service's float this year was a reproduction of Soapy Smith's parlor - one side the outside, and one the inside.
We all dressed up in period clothing and walked next to the float! I painted the bottles in this picture, and traced the outlines for the window and door!
Here Mom, you can stop asking for it now. The curse of the chubby cheeks.
I LOVE BAGPIPES! 'Specially ones from Canada...
The Natural Resources Department's float is about bear safety. Be sure to put your garbage in bear safe containers!
Puppies were in it too.. this one's my favorite. They're looking for the candy the other floats were throwing! I get really excited around dogs cause it's been so long since I've seen mine!
I don't even know what this was for, but it was funny.
Broadway closed for 4th of July festivities.
There was tug of war...
An egg toss... (and more puppies... eating the aftermath)
(Apparently drunk-) armwrestling...
...and a slow bike race! As well as stake driving. The goal in this race is to make it to the finish line LAST, and you're feet can't touch the ground. There are some pretty serious bicyclists in Skagway, so this was a pretty intense race, even though they didn't even look like they were moving...
Just some pictures I took walking around town one day... I love the cloudy days!
No billboards allowed in Alaska (an awesome law if you ask me!) so I guess locals have resorted to rock-painting.
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