In Valdez...a quaint town on the coast, known for it's summer time Halibut fishing...we encountered beautiful scenery, hard working people, and of course wildlife...
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| Marina, nestled in the mountains. Apparently, we could keep our boat here because the water never freezes, however, we would need to make sure someone shovels the 25-50 feet of snow that falls every winter - or else we sink! |
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| Very nice local couple who fishes for halibut every weekend in the summer to feed their family during the winter - they had a good catch today! Each one of these halibut are 200 - 300 pounds! |
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| Lots of charter boats take tourists out fishing - one boat's morning catch! |
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| On the road into Valdez, notice the waterfall to the left. Waterfalls are everywhere in Alaska, some of them coming all the way down huge mountains - summertime melt from the glaciers. |
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| Another view, somewhere near Thompson's Pass, near Valdez. |
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| On the road leading to the Valdez refinery |
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| ...another beautiful waterfall... |
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| Waterfall at the bottom of Worthington Glacier |
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| A chunk of Valdez Glacier - made our cocktails better |
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| Piece of Valdez Glacier |
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| Worthington Glacier |
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| Climbing Worthington Glacier |
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| at the base of Worthington Glacier |
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| Should we climb up there... |
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| Seal in the harbor |
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| You don't honestly think you're going to steal this fish from me do you? |
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| ...and another Bald Eagle...love them! |
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