After leaving McCarthy we ended up getting to the end of the 60 mile dirt road at roughly the same time that we entered the road the day before. We didn't see much at the pass that evening because of typically thick fog and rain, but the next day was perfect, at least at the pass. Valdez was rainy the whole time but seemed to be improving as we left. Kinda strange, but we stayed at a bed and breakfast at a Mexican restaurant called Ernesto's. I was surprised at how good it was.
Me taking a picture of tucked away Liberty Falls
Me taking a picture of can't miss it Bridal Veil Falls
This was at Valdez Glacier, which is the first glacier I've seen where the terminus is a municipal gravel quarry. You have to admit though, glaciers are great at making gravel.
I knew Valdez was small, but man, it is really incredibly small. It must only be about 1 square mile, and everywhere a non resident would be interested in going is contained within an area the size of about 3 or 4 blocks. It's in a spectacularly beautiful location, which i did not photograph because of the weather. A month later i returned with my brother, but the weather was pretty much the same.
Keystone Canyon is very impressive
The road as it enters Keystone Canyon on the way to Valdez
I had hoped to go hiking at a place called Mineral King Valley but we were turned around because of a flooded road. There were actually numerous flooded roads around Valdez, and now i can say that has become the trademark symbol of this entire summer.
On the way up to Thompson Pass from Valdez
Worthington Glacier dominates the pass. I really like this one.
This was taken right next to the Alaska Pipeline which also crosses over Thompson Pass. It was underground, I guess as protection from avalanches, but you can see it at the very far left side of the photo, above the leftmost snowfield in the foreground.
