July 21 - 23, 2024
Our drive from Seward to Valdez was beautiful. We retraced our path on the Glenn Highway through the Matanuska River Valley and the Glacier View area where the car launch was held. Then we headed south on the Richardson Highway. The Richardson Highway passes through Thompson Pass, which has some of Alaska's highest snowfall rates. How does a record of 5 ft in a 24 hour period sound? Then you go through the Keystone Canyon just before entering the Valdez area. We'd rank it as one of the prettiest drives we did.
In Valdez, we stopped by the fish hatchery. The salmon were running. The sea lions were feeding. We were told the bears would soon be showing up. So many fish! I think you could just reach in the water and pick one up with your hand had it been allowed. No fishing allowed within 300 ft of the weir.
We opted out of the popular wildlife or glacier tours since we had just taken one in Seward. We walked around town, including a short harbor area walking path. Valdez was not quite as touristy as Seward or Homer, but we were fine with that.
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| So many fish! |
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| Enjoying the feed |
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| Sea lion clearing a path through the salmon |
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| Beautiful even in the fog |
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| State flower - fireweed |
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| From the campground |
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| Heading out |
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