The rain pounded the roof of the coach all night. We got up and moving around 9 am and hit the road about 10:30 for the final 80 mile leg to Valdez down Highway #4.
The rain was non-stop all the way, only varying in intensity. The mountains were largely obscured by low overcast ceilings. But hey, what are you going to do but make the best of it? After all this is Alaska!!
First scenic stop was Devils Elbow, a deep gorge cut by the Tsama River.
The drop is quite dramatic and current of the river thunderous.
Next stop was Worthington Glacier
Unfortunately, the gray ovc skies wash out a lot of the beauty. If you look closely you'll see 5 people hiking the glacier
Hiking glaciers is dangerous due to the many hidden crevices. However, looking through a telescope we could tell these folks were equipped and qualified.
You could easily hike about .5 mile to the edge of the glacier, but given the constant rain we decided to try on the way back. Maybe.
We got back into the coach and continued on to Valdez. Again with a lot of grade changes and wet roads. The scenery, despite the rain, was spectacular.
There are lots of waterfalls. This one is called Bridal Veil Falls.
Pam arranged for parking at Eagles Rest RV park. It is quite crowded because the Silver Salmon are running and everybody is down here fishing. After we got settled in, we decided to go have a toddie and find an early supper. We had to stop here, even though they only had 1 of 3 things mentioned on their sign.
Valdez' favorite pub. It's the watering hole where Captain Hazelwood had his famous scotch-on-the-rocks before running the Exxon Valdez aground. We ate elsewhere. Hopefully, the rain will stop tomorrow.
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