Day 78: Thursday, August 1, 2013. Glacier View to Valdez, Alaska. Bayside RV Park Site 80. 196 miles driven.

Before hooking up the fifth wheel we took a short drive to view the Matanuska Glacier from an overlook on the Glenn Highway.

View of Mantanuska Glacier from overlook on Glenn Highway

Rock messages on a hill beside the road.

Again we had no luck seeing wildlife but the beautiful mountains, lakes, and glaciers made up for the lack of wildlife.

We had lunch at Willow Lake with a view of Mount Wrangell

We could see Worthington Glacier from the highway about 30 miles from Valdez

The views along the highway into Valdez are spectacular

Welcome to Valdez

Our campsite at Bayside RV Park in Valdez. The bay is behind the camper.

The last few miles into Valdez take you down a steep grade through a spectacular canyon with many waterfalls. We didn’t want to stop while pulling the RV so we will drive up there later to look around some more. Our RV park is right beside the small boat harbor and close to the bay.