Valdez Life

The salmon finally started "running" in Valdez. The ship coming in (right) has been fishing and below they are busy throwing the fish in the hold.

9-11 security has increased in Valdez and the coast guard goes out, armed with automatics to meet incoming tankers, cruise ships, and almost anything but the local fisherman.

The tug boats in Valdez gave us a show water show one night for business folks in town. It was a lot of fun to watch.
These particular tugs are in Valdez for quick response in case of oil spills.

As you see the days are not always bright and sunny, but the views are still pretty.

Above "stringing telegraph line in 1908 in Keystone Canyon. "


The introduction of the telegraph in Alaska.

These two eagles are waiting for free handouts of fish. Some one in a near by campground serves them fish every day.
The eagle below is an immature, but obviously the parent to the right has taught the baby how to find food without working.

Valdez is an important international shipping port.

Yep, Valdez has its very own Glacier. It is not much anymore, but at one time it did extend all the way to the bay, Prince William Sound.



We couldn't walk to the face of the glacier but we could manage to walk around parts of the lake created by the glacier & touch some broken ice.

Below is the local docking area for personal watercraft. There are some pretty nice boats in here. Kids painted all the local fire hydrants with a different theme throughout town.

This ship is part of the Marine Highway System

throughout Alaska. People, mail, and rigs can all

be transported. Sometimes it is the only way to

get from island to island.

To the right was the view out our front window in Valdez. A hard place to leave.

bbfn Karen & Don