Valdez, United States Travel Blogs

Prince William Sound
Sep 8, 2007

... very little on board these last two days, but the rest was appreciated. It was in Prince William Sound where the Exxon Valdez hit a reef and spilled 11 million gallons of oil and did untold damage to the wildlife.  In the afternoon they stopped the ...

Valdez, Alaska, United States
Aug 21, 2009 (16 photos)

... still recuperating from a nasty cold, we rested in the coach most of the day. We took a short ride around the town of Valdez around 5:00 to blow the cobwebs off.  Last night on our way into the campground, I noticed their beautiful flowers and wanted ...

Valdez, AK, United States
Aug 20, 2009 (59 photos)

... with the promised sights.  They were awesome!  We experienced Alaska's wilderness, Prince William Sound's majestic glaciers, Valdez's busy harbor and the terminus of the world famous TransAlaska Oil Pipe Line. Captain Fred Rodolf shared his  ...

Day 8: Worthington Glacier and Valdez
Jul 31, 2008 (7 photos)

... home, and now here I am on top of a glacier in Alaska. After a few hours of hiking and climbing on ice, we returned to Valdez late afternoon. After having an early dinner at a local fast food place we walked around for a while, but on one hand it was too ...

Glennallen to Valdez
Jul 15, 2009 (9 photos)

... so that was our first stop. They have quite a few ranger talks and walks each day, and we plan to do this after Valdez.  Students were working on a fishwheel exhibit. Many people told us the drive to Valdez was their favorite, and we can certainly ...

Alaska03
Sep 7, 2003 (10 photos)

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The Sea of Icebergs - Day 9
Aug 28, 2009 (29 photos)

... . There were warnings off rough seas with large swells. It was a bit rocky but not too bad. Safe and sound back at shore in Valdez we headed for showers at a petrol station for $8 each. They were really nice and used by campground guest next door. Feeling ...

Valdez - July 16-22
Jul 16, 2009 (30 photos)

... The Harbor Café—shrimp & halibut baskets (not very good; heavy coating and cooked too much—good coated fries). Drove Valdez Glacier Road to end; could see only the toe that comes down to the water.  Good view of the higher Camicia ...

Valdez, Alaska, United States
Aug 19, 2009 (107 photos)

Wednesday, August 19 - Valdez, AK - Day 1 of 3 We traveled from Palmer to Valdez, AK today on the Glenn and Richardson Highways. This was no ordinary travel day with scenes unlike any we have encountered yet.  I'll let the many pictures and videos ...

Richardson Highway - Glennallen to Valdez
Sep 19, 2007 (119 photos)

... , it is renowned for being the first white settlement in the area. Taking the Richardson Highway (No. 4) south towards Valdez, (pronounced Valdeeez) for a distance of 160 km brought me to the Visitor's Center for Wrangell - Saint Elias National ...

Week One.
May 24, 2007

Coming to you from the Valdez Library on a cold, raw and wet Thursday afternoon.       Things have finally started to settle down here after arriving last Wednesday.  I was in Anchorage from Wednesday until Saturday, doing ...

Back to Shoup and Trip to Naked Island
Jun 16, 2007

...        Other than that, nothing much is new.  Supposedly the first salmon run is coming through Valdez in a couple of days, which will be a nice relief from jigging down 100 feet for Halibut and Rockfish.  I think it ...

And im off
Jun 2, 2009

I am off.  Well in 8 hours i will be.  Hopefully I can keep this updated.  Check back soon!

Bear Paw RV Campground
Aug 15, 2008 (27 photos)

Went on a Glacier and wildlife Cruise to the Columbia and Mears Glacier. Also checked out a salmon spawning area. After the fish lay there eggs the fish dies. The pictures don't do the scenery justice. Ray and ...

Update....
Sep 10, 2008

Hey Everyone, Sorry It's been so long. It's hard to get on to the internet sometimes. We're back in Valdez. We had planned to go Kayaking today, BUT because yesterday was so rough at sea we had to potpone the show from last night to tonight. AND When we ...

Valdez, Alaska
Jul 2, 2007

... the other. For many Alaskans, this "subsistence harvesting" of fish is essential 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 ...

Tok to Valdez
Jun 20, 2008 (41 photos)

... here was Mt. Sanford at over 16,000 feet. Now that is bigger than any mountain in the lower 48. The final 50 miles to Valdez was unbelievable. Just like you imagine an Alaska scene, only better in real life. Soon, we were in a land of 10,000 + foot peaks, ...

Beauty of the Richardson Highway - Day 8
Aug 27, 2009 (52 photos)

... and we stopped off at a couple of places to take photos before heading on to the Richardson Highway. Travelling down to Valdez we saw the pipeline and also stopped in at the Wrangell-St Elias National Park Visitor Center. Heidi and I halved a 'World ...

Quelle journée/ What a beautifull day
Aug 8, 2007

Salut tout le monde. Il est 10.15 PM and nous venons tout juste de nous installer à Valdez, directement dans un parking sur le port. Il ont un réseau WiFi et c'est tout ce qui compte. Quel voyage. Féérique. Des images plein la tête. Et des glaciers à ...

Swimming, Boat Adventure and New Volunteers
Jun 23, 2007

... ;          Joe and I tried to find the salmon on Thursday afternoon out towards Port Valdez.  Heading out in the small inflatable we were getting a little wet, but considering neither of us have had any luck, with ...

Valdez
Jun 5, 2008 (5 photos)

Unsere Fahrt führt über den Thompson Pass (noch 4 Grad - brrrr) nach Valdez am Prince William Sound.

On the road to Valdez, AK
Aug 19, 2008 (7 photos)

... tops.  Our journey to Valdez was almost complete.  We arrived at our hotel, "The Best Western" located on the Valdez harbor.  You wouldn't believe all the fishing boats in the harbor, unloading their "sea food catch" of the day. & ...

It's as beautiful as they say...
Aug 11, 2007 (23 photos)

... on a six day kayak adventure. "I'd love to do that," I told her. "But I have my dog with me." As the ferry docked in Valdez (pronounced Val-DEEZ not val-DES),I found out she had only her backpack and no way to get anywhere and offered to drop her at the ...

Valdez
Jul 3, 2003 (11 photos)

... 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 Glaciers - more pictures ...

Hatching Chicks and Fishing
Jul 7, 2007

... chicks hatching at a rapid rate, I did manage to sneak away out to the glacier moraine that separates the bay from Port Valdez.  Amazingly I finally was able to catch something that resembled a fish.  Joe and I went out the next night, and their ...

Valdez
Jul 21, 2005

... to the store with Pat, and wrote a few postcards, we got on board the Glacier Spirit for a noon departure. We toured the Valdez harbor and Prince William Sound for more than six hours. Despite the clouds and occasional rain we had a marvelous time. We saw ...

An Alaskan Silver lining
Aug 3, 2008 (21 photos)

... (we could hardly even see the yellow centre lines on the road 5 metres in front of us), we eventually arrived at Valdez and booked ourselves into a charter for the following morning. An early night followed and at 5am the following morning, we jumped ...

Happy Independence Day USA!
Jul 4, 2008 (5 photos)

... entgegen den Wetterberichten bei schoenem Wetter die ebenso sehr attraktive Route bis zur Endstation der Trans- Alaska Pipeline in Valdez. Aber Litlle Switzerland ist es nicht gerade.... Ich komme nicht um den Nationalfeiertag, den Independence Day, herum ...

Bear meet Andrew. Andrew meet Bear.
May 30, 2007

      "I am sorry to interrupt but there seems to be a bear in our back yard."      Finally.  I had seen one big black bear from a distance of 500 yards or so, but as the woman staying in the ...

Valdez
Jun 23, 2008 (16 photos)

... and failed to get statehood thanks to Republicans and Southern  Democrats. Another section went into the Alaska Pipeline and the Exxon Valdez disaster and a little on the old town of Valdez. Down the road a bit was the annex to the museum which had a ...