Day 19 Thursday May 8

Thursday May 8

Seward ......on the water, glaciers and whales

Dall porpoise
1/2 second of a gray whale
3 kinds of cormorants

Goat & bald eagles looking for kids for lunch in the same shot.


sea lions


sea otters
Gulls and Ranger Tom, who commented 4 or 5 times "I can't believe you stayed outside the whole trip." (It was cold and rainy.)

The 1964 earthquake wiped out much of the towns of Valdez and Seward. Lots of the damage was due to the tsunami.
However right up the shoreline from where the docks were obliterated, all the tourist stuff is rebuilt right at the waterline.




Exit Glacier

This glacier is just north of Seward and is part of Fijord National Park.
You can walk right up onto it. Except not now. The road is not plowed and the trail is covered with 3 feet of snow. The visitor ranger center suggests hiking in on snowshoes.