Road Trip with Mom

When mom came to visit, we left Nome and headed out on an 8 day adventure. Zondra let us borrow her car, so off we went. First stop was Valdez, 6 hours from Anchorage. The drive was like driving through Colorado but on a 2 land highway. I think we only passed 5 cars the whole way down. We also visited the North Pole, Fairbanks, Denali Park, Seward and Anchorage. Blogger only lets me post a few pictures at a time, so each of the other places will be posted individually.




A road side picture stop outside Palmer.



















Once in Valdez, we took a 9 hour cruise from a Stan Stevens. The cruise took us to Columbia and Meares Glacier and stopped for the wild life along the way. The also fed us lunch, snacks and soup. All in all, not a bad deal!

On board this 9 hour journey you will have a chance to view ice calving from Meares Glacier as well as the huge icebergs at Columbia Glacier. Enroute you will view the wildlife of the Sound including Bull Head Sea Lion haulout. Learn about the mining, oil, earthquake, and fishing history and hear stories about the first people to explore and live in the Sound. On board lunch and an afternoon snack is served.



Seals on the ice along the way.

Mom with Columbia Glacier in the background.

Mom tasting Glacier ice.
















Me with Columbia Glaier in the background



















in Valdez, the salmon run was just finishing. These are the dead salmon in a net so they don't pollute the rivers