Valdez Alaska

Alaska – Day Thirty – Our Last Night in Alaska

Friday, July 15, 2022 we arose early, tore down our set-up and drove 253 miles from beautiful Valdez, Alaska to…well whatever Tok (pronounced “Toke”), Alaska might be described as. Most notably, Tok is the first larger town you come to after crossing the border into Alaska and the last one as you leave Alaska to […]

Alaska – Day Thirty – Our Last Night in Alaska Read More »

Alaska – Day Twenty-nine – Glacier View Park in Valdez, Alaska

Thursday, July 14 we did some laundry in town and then took a drive down the road from the park where we were staying. We could see a glacier from the turnoff into our campground, so Cindy wanted to drive down the road and see how close we could get to it. It turned out

Alaska – Day Twenty-nine – Glacier View Park in Valdez, Alaska Read More »

Alaska – Days Twenty-seven and Twenty-eight – Stan Stephens Glacier and Wildlife Cruise in Valdez, Alaska

Tuesday, July 12, 2022 was mostly a down day for us. We made a trial run into Valdez to see where the cruise would leave from and where we could park. We then just drove around the small coastal town to see what it looked like. Oh, and we found a laundromat so we could

Alaska – Days Twenty-seven and Twenty-eight – Stan Stephens Glacier and Wildlife Cruise in Valdez, Alaska Read More »

Alaska – Day Twenty-six- Driving to Valdez, Alaska

Monday, July 11, 2022, we left Palmer, Alaska to drive 257 miles over to Valdez, Alaska. This drive was supposed to take about 4 1/2 hours but between the drive through the mountains being a “slow go”, the weather (cold, rainy and foggy in many places) and the construction along the way it ended up

Alaska – Day Twenty-six- Driving to Valdez, Alaska Read More »