When I toured Skagway, the sustained wind was probably 30 m.p.h. with higher gusts that really churned the waters in the Taiya Inlet. Frankly, it was hard to hold the camera. According to legend, the culprit for this strong wind is a stone woman named Kanagu. The Tlingit, who are native to the Pacific Northwest Coast, nicknamed her Shgagéi or Skagway, which is how the town was named.
