8-11-2013 Leaving Valdez for Chitina

When we departed Valdez the rain was still falling.  On the way out of town the girls headed to the Remembering Old Valdez Museum. They were very impressed and could almost feel the emotions of the devastation that occurred that tragic day.

In the cases are all the city blocks of Old Valdez with stories of what happened to each.

The post office from Old Valdez is now a business in New Valdez, complete with the stained glass windows.

Taken from the museum out into the harbor.

The boys headed over to the Solomon Gulch Hatchery to view the fish and the Gulch. The fish were still coming in by the droves. The tide was out and the dead fish were everywhere. With the rain that we had experienced the water flowing down the gulch was horrendous.

Rainy day from the Solomon Gulch Hatchery.

We headed north to our next stop about 100 miles. When we arrived at the Worthington glacier 30 miles north of town the weather began to break. We took a few parting shots of the glacier and continued onward to Chitina.

Our last glimpse of the Trans-Alaskan pipeline.
Saw it start at Pruedoe Bay and end in Valdez.

Passsing by Bridal Veil Falls.

Worthington Glacier

By the time we arrived at the RV site the sun was shining and it was time to donn the shorts and tee shirts. It was back to summer time in Alaska, and the mosquitoes. The average temperature in Valdez while we were there was 55 degrees. When we arrived in Chitina it was 70 plus.

After enjoying some of the salmon that was harvested from the Kenai River we enjoyed a lovely sunset. The mountains beamed from the setting sun. We drove up the road to have a higher vantage point. The view was spectacular. What a way to complete the day.

Sometimes you have to stand on the roof to get the good shots. 

Bob stayed up to catch a glimpse of the Perseids Meteor shower. He wasn't able to see much at midnight, the skies were not really dark enough, but you could still see the massive mountains glowing on the horizon.