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The Fish Hatchery on Dayville Road is the place to see Salmon climbing fish ladders, Stellar Sea Lions waiting for lunch and Bears looking for dinner.
Bull Stellar Seal waiting for lunch! Yes, that’s a seal – looks like a rock!
Momma and 4 – 1 yr old cubs out for dinner. Low Tide…..
in the fog – low tide – Valdez 
And a boat cruise to Columbia Glacier ----- We did see a blurb of a humpback whale, the tail fins of an Orca and her baby as they dove deep, Dall Porpoise swimming in front of the boat, Stellar Sea Lions resting on shore, Horned Puffins diving , a pair of eagles, mountain goats, and more wild life. The day began very cloudy – overcast…… but improved along the way.
As we approached the glacier --- ice chunks floated everywhere. Note the deep blue color of compacted snow and ice and the many shapes.
Denny enjoyed looking for goats on the mountain side….It got very chilly near the glacier ---
And the ice debris thickens as we get closer…. 
the mouth of the glacier is about 2 miles wide…..
Not planning to sleep again in the car…… time to head for Palmer. It was an enjoyable visit to Valdez.
The Wrangell Mountains were covered in clouds on the way up, but a nice evening view on the return trip. Mount Drum
Beautiful sunset along the way
And was it great to sleep in our own bed…… ahhh for a good night’s sleep.
2 comments:
You two are having a great time....wish we were there with you. So exciting to see all the animals. Beautiful pictures. Thanks for sharing.
Yes we are having a great summer.
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