Near Valdez, Richardson Highway winds along the turbulent Lowe River in Keystone Canyon. The sheer canyon walls contain countless waterfalls and interesting rock formations. Note: (Richardson Highway was Alaska's first highway and began as a pack trail in the late 1800's with branches to Eagle and Fairbanks. The 364 miles of this paved highway constitute one of the state's most scenic routes. Keystone Canyon was named by Captain William Ralph Abercrombie, presumably for Pennsylvania, the Keystone state. Unfortunately, the two RV Gypsies did not learn any statistics (height) for the two waterfalls shown below.
Any help out there? e-mail us please!

Bridalveil Falls

Below: The top of Bridalveil Falls

The bottom of Bridalveil Falls/Lowe River

Lowe River

Below: Horsetail Falls

Karen, John and Ilse at Horsetail Falls (Can you find John in the photo? He is in darker color clothing.)

Below: Lunch time - The men cooking hot dogs at a nearby park in Valdez, Alaska

Below: A motorcycle pulling a stagecoach and dolls

The town of Valdez covers about 274 square miles. Population about 4,100. Industry - oil, commercial fishing, seafood processing, shipping, tourism, and post-secondary education. The Alaska pipeline ends in Valdez. Valdez gets more than 300 inches of snow annually. Nearby Thompson Pass records between 600 - 900 inches annually.

Valdez is the activity center for Prince William Sound. Its growth is due to trading, salmon canning, gold and copper mining. Valdez is home to five named glaciers - Columbia, Meares, Worthington, Shoup and Valdez Glaciers. The two RV Gypsies visited 4 of these 5 glaciers and photos are on this website. This is a town well-worth visiting and spending time in. And the local Radio Shack had a good computer technician, which Karen had to use in 2009.

Below: Fish, a whale tail and dolphin on the fence at Stan Stephens Plaza

Below: Lots of rabbits were everywhere in Valdez

This is not a linear site so there are four navigational choices below. Plus there is always the main navigational buttons at the bottom of most pages. The first choice is usually best.

Please continue on to the Stan Stevens cruise to glaciers.
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Return to the Valdez menu to continue navigation in the order of your choice.

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If you have seen all of Valdez, return to the main ALASKA menu.

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Continue on as the two RV Gypsies leave Alaska and drive through Canada again.

OR Continue Navigation in the order of your choice via the alphabetical or category buttons below OR Click here to see travels by the year (not the best way)