Killin' Time
Well, with travel bans in effect I won’t be travelling far for the foreseeable future, but this does at least give me time to look back at some photos I may have missed posting. This one is from our trip to Alaska, and this is Valdez harbour.
The growth and settlement of Valdez can be attributed to fur trading, salmon canning, and gold and copper mining. During the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98, prospectors came to Valdez believing the Copper River and Valdez Glacier to be the entry to the interior gold fields. From 1910 to 1916, copper and gold mining flourished in the area. In the early 1970's, Valdez became the staging area for work on the lower portion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Today, Valdez hosts the Valdez Marine Terminal, which is the southernmost end of the 800-mile oil pipeline.
Actually, this is new Valdez. On Good Friday 1964 there was a devastating earthquake and the tsunami that followed destroyed the entire historic town. The community was rebuilt on more stable bedrock four miles to the west and flourished during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Terminal in the 1970s.
Killin' Time
Well, with travel bans in effect I won’t be travelling far for the foreseeable future, but this does at least give me time to look back at some photos I may have missed posting. This one is from our trip to Alaska, and this is Valdez harbour.
The growth and settlement of Valdez can be attributed to fur trading, salmon canning, and gold and copper mining. During the Klondike Gold Rush of 1897-98, prospectors came to Valdez believing the Copper River and Valdez Glacier to be the entry to the interior gold fields. From 1910 to 1916, copper and gold mining flourished in the area. In the early 1970's, Valdez became the staging area for work on the lower portion of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline. Today, Valdez hosts the Valdez Marine Terminal, which is the southernmost end of the 800-mile oil pipeline.
Actually, this is new Valdez. On Good Friday 1964 there was a devastating earthquake and the tsunami that followed destroyed the entire historic town. The community was rebuilt on more stable bedrock four miles to the west and flourished during the construction of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Terminal in the 1970s.