iCruze
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Background
My spousal unit has her parents and Aunt and Uncle staying with us, so we wanted to show off Alaska to them and prove to them that you could see Russia from our back yard too…
We decided to start off with some sight seeing and some bay excursions in Valdez, plans were made the ball was set in motion and than I got the “Call” Sgt Butler we know you are on leave but we need you to come into work on Tuesday give a briefing and get PROMOTED!!! The promotion I knew about but I thought I could get away from going to the ceremony (more on that later)
Day one
Well before I even left the neighbor hood I ran into this family and had to hop off the feej with camera in hand to document the sighting. The family didn’t see this because the cage needed gas and that took them the other direction.
About 150 miles into the trip I decided to take the first road pic, as before this spot it was raining non-stop and it covered most of the sight s up so here I am sout hof Paxson Alaska in front of the pipe line
A pic of the water in Paxson I believe it was called Summit Lake. The road from Delta Alaska headed toward Valdez has some the most awesome sights. I was quite selfish and didn’t stop much because I was giddy with the sights and the twisties.
The next three pics are of Worthington Glacier. My family and I hiked the front portion on day two on the way home. At the crest it butt’s up to another glacier that goes on for a little over 6 miles.
This is on top of Thompson Pass right before you drop into Valdez, I had to do a little ADV style riding to get down and the looks I got from some dual sport guys was priceless as I was making my way down. There were so many trails down there I was really jones'ing for a dual sport or a dirt bike to tear it up.
This is a pic in front of bridal falls (there are two waterfalls here but I only wanted a pic of the lady from the wedding party)
Here is horsetail falls
Final destination for the night
To summarize day one everyone reading this could re-enact a large portion of the ride by putting on your helmet and standing in the shower. However when it was not raining the views were amazing and I was selfish. I ran into a group of guys at Tesoro in Glennallan from ADV rider and with them for about 30 minutes traveling a total of 6 miles and had to excuse myself from their formation. Besides the moose, I also saw caribou, lynx and almost ran over a black bear. I have a few pics to post for day two so if you care to see how my trip ended stay tuned.
My spousal unit has her parents and Aunt and Uncle staying with us, so we wanted to show off Alaska to them and prove to them that you could see Russia from our back yard too…
We decided to start off with some sight seeing and some bay excursions in Valdez, plans were made the ball was set in motion and than I got the “Call” Sgt Butler we know you are on leave but we need you to come into work on Tuesday give a briefing and get PROMOTED!!! The promotion I knew about but I thought I could get away from going to the ceremony (more on that later)
Day one
Well before I even left the neighbor hood I ran into this family and had to hop off the feej with camera in hand to document the sighting. The family didn’t see this because the cage needed gas and that took them the other direction.
About 150 miles into the trip I decided to take the first road pic, as before this spot it was raining non-stop and it covered most of the sight s up so here I am sout hof Paxson Alaska in front of the pipe line
A pic of the water in Paxson I believe it was called Summit Lake. The road from Delta Alaska headed toward Valdez has some the most awesome sights. I was quite selfish and didn’t stop much because I was giddy with the sights and the twisties.
The next three pics are of Worthington Glacier. My family and I hiked the front portion on day two on the way home. At the crest it butt’s up to another glacier that goes on for a little over 6 miles.
This is on top of Thompson Pass right before you drop into Valdez, I had to do a little ADV style riding to get down and the looks I got from some dual sport guys was priceless as I was making my way down. There were so many trails down there I was really jones'ing for a dual sport or a dirt bike to tear it up.
This is a pic in front of bridal falls (there are two waterfalls here but I only wanted a pic of the lady from the wedding party)
Here is horsetail falls
Final destination for the night
To summarize day one everyone reading this could re-enact a large portion of the ride by putting on your helmet and standing in the shower. However when it was not raining the views were amazing and I was selfish. I ran into a group of guys at Tesoro in Glennallan from ADV rider and with them for about 30 minutes traveling a total of 6 miles and had to excuse myself from their formation. Besides the moose, I also saw caribou, lynx and almost ran over a black bear. I have a few pics to post for day two so if you care to see how my trip ended stay tuned.
