Day 24 was a very beautiful drive to Valdez, AK. We all remember Valdez because of the big oil
spill that occurred here, but it is all cleaned up and we could see no signs of
it. South out of Glennallen, AK we continued
driving through a broad wooded valley. The
Wrangell Mountains were to the East, and they were very impressive.
The road started to climb and we approached a large mountain
with Worthington Glacier coming down it’s side.
Stopped and took several pictures and then continued on up to Thompson
pass at 2700 feet. The area around the
pass receives over 900 inches of snow each winter and is closed for a lot of
the winter.
After Thompson Pass we started down the hill into Valdez,
and did we ever go down the hill. Check
out the graph on Basecamp to see how steep and long the downhill grade was. All I
can think about tonight, is I have to drive back up that grade tomorrow to get
out of here. I told Mom and Day they may
need to get out and push.
Near Valdez, we went through Keystone Canyon and saw some
great waterfalls. They were right next
to the road. In Valdez, all the
campgrounds are the parking lot variety, but the views were incredible. This area gets 495 inches of snow each
winter. Mom does not want to spend the winter here.
There was a good Safeway store in town and the prices were
not too bad, so we stocked up on food and beverages before heading back north
and into Canada.
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