Alaska Day 11 - McCarthy to Valdez


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August 2nd 2012
Published: February 28th 2013
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Today begins with a little stress factor. Early rise after a not so early to bed to pack up, drive the almost 60 miles on gravel road out of McCarthy to a paved highway and hopefully without another flat tire, and then another 120 miles to Valdez before noon to catch the half day boat trip to Columbia Glacier in Prince William Sound and then check into a new place in Valdez for the next two nights... Read Full Entry



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Staff fish for fresh drink iceStaff fish for fresh drink ice
Staff fish for fresh drink ice

Yes, it's the ice used for cold drinks - perfectly clear and natural
I really was there!!I really was there!!
I really was there!!

Cold, wet, exhilarating!
Kept watching the cracked ice in middle of picture...Kept watching the cracked ice in middle of picture...
Kept watching the cracked ice in middle of picture...

...thinking it would fall...but it didn't...who knows how long it will hang there before calving at that spot
Only 10% above water...Only 10% above water...
Only 10% above water...

...imagine the magnitude of the 90% below this



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