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Trail of the Whispering Giants-April 2024
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Apr 15, 2025

　　A huge 25ft-high rendering of an Alaska Native in Sitka spruce warily guards Prince William Sound College. The sculpture by Peter Wolf Toth is one in a series of 50 similar artworks (one in each US state). It was donated to the town in 1981.

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Denali National Park & Preserve
Valdez
　　In our collective consciousness, Alaska represents the concept of the raw wilderness. But that untamed perception can be as much a deterrent as a draw. For many travelers, in-depth exploration of this American frontier is a daunting task. Enter Denali National Park & Preserve: a parcel of land that's easily accessible...
Hubbard Glacier
Valdez
　　Just 30 miles north of Yakutat is Hubbard Glacier, the largest tidewater glacier in North America. The 8-mile-wide frozen behemoth is easily Alaska’s most active. The riptides and currents that flow between Gilbert Point and the face of the glacier, a mere 1000ft away, are so strong that they cause...
Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum
Valdez
　　For a small town Valdez has several wonderful museums, including this one, the private collection of an American couple who settled in Alaska in 1947 and became enthusiastic horders of Alaska Native art, artifacts and taxidermy. It's all incredibly well put together with written commentaries that debate and question rather...
Mendenhall Glacier Visitor Center
Valdez
　　This mini-museum holds ranger talks, shows an 11-minute film and displays exhibits relating to the glacier and its formation. There are huge panoramic windows looking out over the lake, the glacier and gushing Nugget Falls. Various trails lead out directly from the center (pick up a free map). Note: there...
Sitka National Historical Park
Valdez
　　This mystical juxtaposition of tall trees and totems is Alaska’s smallest national park and the site where the Tlingits were defeated by the Russians in 1804. 　　The mile-long Totem Trail winds its way past 18 totems first displayed at the 1904 Louisiana Exposition in St Louis and then moved to...
Kenai Fjords National Park
Valdez
　　Where Seward ends this wonderful park begins. Comprising 587,000 acres of mountains, the park is home to tidewater glaciers, a massive ice field and unparalleled opportunity for adventure. ...
Kennecott Visitor Center
Valdez
　　The center, which sits in the town's former school, is the launching point for ranger-led activities, lectures and walks around town. ...
Arctic National Wildlife Refuge
Valdez
　　The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge is a 30,625-sq-mile wilderness in Alaska’s northeast corner, straddling the eastern Brooks Range from the treeless Arctic Coast to the taiga of the Porcupine River Valley. 　　Wildlife highlights Beyond the bragging rights it brings from visiting one of the most remote regions of the world, ANWR...
Tongass National Forest
Valdez
　　Welcome to the largest national forest in the US, a tract of land almost the size of Ireland and significantly larger than adjacent Wrangell-St Elias National Park (itself the second biggest national park in the world). 　　HistoryDedicated in 1907 by President Teddy Roosevelt, the forest encompasses most of the Alexander...
Mendenhall Glacier
Valdez
　　Going to Juneau and not seeing the Mendenhall is like visiting Rome and skipping the Colosseum. The most famous of Juneau’s ice floes, and the city’s most popular attraction, flows 13 miles from its source, the Juneau Icefield, and has a half-mile-wide face. It ends at Mendenhall Lake, the reason...
Totem Bight State Park
Valdez
　　Ten miles north of downtown Ketchikan is this seaside park that contains 14 restored totem poles, a colorful community house and a viewing deck overlooking Tongass Narrows. There are various interpretive boards explaining the importance of this attractive site, which was one of the earliest attempts to revive the dying...
Columbia Glacier
Valdez
　　This is the star glacial attraction in Prince William Sound – a large sea inlet named by British colonizers after a young English prince in the eighteenth century. The Columbia is a large tidewater glacier that flows directly into the sea, spilling forth from the Chugach Mountains. It ends with...
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