Tuesday, June 21, 2022

20 June 2022 Valdez Alaska: And the Earth Moved

 


We arrived early into port and it was cold and overcast.  It soon cleared up and the sun was shining and warm.  There were a series of large scale wooden sculptures right at the dock.  Folks had pieces there from Missouri, Vermont and Washington State.  The 9 foot Kraken was elaborate and the 8 foot jellyfish was cool.  We saw another one being transported by a forklift.  Town was spread out and very modern.  It has to be because the former town was destroyed in 1964 by a huge magnitude 9.2 earthquake.  The museum had many items earthquake related displays but also some pioneer days items.  They listed out all of the items that prospectors were required to have to enter Canada.  There was even a section about the oil spill.  Very inclusive indeed.


Monstrously dangerous


Release the Kraken


Jellyfish was 1st place


Lighthouse lens


Bear intestine was dried out and used as a rain coat


All these things I must bring


Fur Fish


A Cleaner Pig that cleans out the pipeline of wax


Giant poppies


Thanks Deb for the picture


Net floats that drifted over from Japan, the red is most rare


Extensive docking opportunities


Fishing oriented village


Filet time


Fishy goodness


Antenna Central


Giant oil storage facilities at the end of the Alaska Pipeline


Waterfalls


They are catching us more for dinner




Wintergarden Concert


Back into the deep





Day 13 of our Migration