The summer season is coming to an end! Down to the last week for being in Skagway, Alaska. Things are winding down, more and more people are disappearing, and the town itself is starting to feel empty. Driving up the pass and out into the Yukon is beautiful. The color change is happening. The leaves are starting to change and the days are getting shorter. It gets dark so early now, and when I say dark I mean pitch black. In the beginning of the season it stayed light out all night and until the early morning. The colder months are definently coming, and I am so glad to be taking off. Everyone here is tired. Tired of each other, tired of the tourists, tired of the same routine, just tired and ready to go home. Don't get me wrong life in Skagway is amazing and the memories we hold are prime, we are just ready to move on to the next thing.
Everyone is going to take off and what I was so used to for the passed five months will all change. All of my closest pals that I have made are going their own separate ways. Our seasonal job that we thought would never end is actually here and ending. Tay Tay made her way back to Arizona early because her grandma passed away, Jake is back in Bellingham for school, Nicol will come home with me for a few then head back to Colorado, Charlie will go back to Oregon and then Park City, Crystle Day will make her way to Cali, and I will be making my way home to Washington for a week then head to Park City. It is so crazy how you can become so close with people in such a small period of time... But I did.
I have found out so many things about myself this summer as well as what it is like to live and meet new people from all sorts of different backgrounds. The one thing you really find out is that you can't please everyone. Which is ok :) ...So you move forward and surround yourself with the ones that want to do the same things you want to do and that enjoy life to the fullest.
I can say I truly pushed myself to the limit this summer, found out things I fear, found out what I enjoy, what I don't, how much I take for granted, lifestyle, life choices, how much I love my family and friends back home, where I am at in my journey of life, and soooo sooo much more. This summer in Skagway has shown me so much about life, others, and myself. I can say I am very sad I wont get to wake up to the amazing mountain views, nature, fresh crisp air, and pretty much have a temperate rainforest as my backyard. But I can say that I am so excited to make my way on to the next adventure.
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