Worthington Glacier Valdez

... hiking boots, crampons, gloves, helmets, ropes etc. After about a 45 minutes drive we got to the parking lot near the Worthington glacier, where we wore our crampons and the helmets and started climbing up. WOW! This was AMAZING! Hiking on the steep ...

... pictures through the front window (thank goodness for a digital camera!).  Especially spectacular were:  Tonsina River, Worthington Glacier (the views constantly change as you drive), Thompson Pass, Bridal Veil Falls, Horsetail Falls, Keystone ...

... , the rain is continuing, the streams are rising, and we still cannot see the mountains behind the low clouds. We stopped at Worthington Glacier, but you could barely see it.  At Keystone Canyon we saw the unfinished railroad tunnel, and two large ...

... for their livelihood. The drive into Valdez was breathtaking, as we passed through alpine elevations at Thompson Pass, stopped at Worthington Glacier to see it up close and personal, and paused in Keystone Canyon to see the Horsetail and Bridal Veil ...

... and I am asleep by the time he is done.  But I got to record being attacked by the seagulls just below the Worthington glacier.  I had spotted the glacier and wanted to go there.  Scott of  course said yes immediately.  ...

... and maybe not so great. After lunch we hit the road again and the weather started to turn. By the time we got to the Worthington Glacier and Thompson Pass it was overcast but we still got a great view of the pass and down into the valley below. Then we ...

... -taking.  The mountains were snow-capped, and waterfalls were plentiful.  We stopped along the way at the Worthington Glacier.  This glacier is said to be the most visited site in the Copper River Basin, with an elevation of 6,134 ...

... main pool! On the return the next day there is a second squirrel! (or maybe it was the same one). We find the Worthington Glacier just before we get to Valdez. One can walk right up to it (even on it) and it is FREE! Later we visit the Exit and Byron ...

... highway make this stretch of road the best mountain scenery driven in Alaska, so far. A beautiful stop along the way is the Worthington Glacier located near the top of Thompson Pass. It is quite accessible and one can go as far as one dares in ...

... and wildlife. Ok so we did not see a ton of wildlife, but we know it is out there. We stoped at Worthington Glacier a little out side of Valdez. Glaciers can move up to an inch a year. Which I totally dont get. A huge frozen mass of ice moving? We ...