Valdez is the southern terminus of the oil pipeline crossing Alaska from the North Slope Oilfields.
There is a small hard-to-find slate/gravel road on the Northwest side of town. It goes for miles and miles, climbing higher and higher towards the glaciers. You have to ford a river on the way since the bridges are long gone.
Looking back and down towards Valdez
Click on the photo for a better feelIt was a great day to climb through the clouds. I wish I could describe the fresh air and all of the smells associated with this drive to the sky.
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Troy and Martha
59 comments:
Magical!!
I love how fog looks in photos ...this is how Brigadoon would look if it was real....
:-Daryl
I can only imagine! It's gorgeous looking!
Cheers, Klaus
Always a great capture here -
Mmm... yes... that is one amazing photo. I can only imagine the fresh air associated with scenery such as that... gorgeous!
Mountain Retreat
Troy, climbing through the clouds... were you on cloud 9? I love this shot... mystical. I really enjoying hearing about y'all's adventures.
PHOTO NEEDS TO BE ENLARGED! I hop everyone takes your suggestion. So, so beautiful. And though I've never been near the place so have never smelled the smells, I can imagine them. Just a beautiful place.
A great photo from Valdez, it is such a lovely place. I picked Seward Alaska myself for this week.
beautiful and peaceful
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I felt at home at once!
runee took my words. It is just wonderful.
I think I'd have liked being on that trip with you! Looks a bit like my idea of heaven. Happy Sky Watch!
So fresh and cool.
I like the 'V' slopes composition that lead to the river below.
Striking photo for sky watch friday, lots of things going on there. Thanks for sharing this pretty photo of nature in action.
Beautiful!~ Love how the fogs looks like in the shot:) Mine is here. See you there!~ Happy SWF!~
Wonderful shot!
I have seen many photos from Valdez and it's a beautiful place. My brother's daughter lived there for a year. She went to a high-school there:)
Have fun:)
This is a Texas I have never seen in pictures before. Thanks for sharing. Great capture.
That looks like you are in another world - gorgeous!
I admit I'm envious.
Willow is right - magical looking!
What a wild and beautiful scene.
Marnie
Oustanding photos, thanks for sharing
Cheers
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This makes me want to head for the local hills and take in the air and views also... great Sky Watch post
Troy: Very neat view up the valley.
lovely
Love this shot because when i walk around looking for great SWf shot I always forget that it doesn't have to be a sunset or a sunrise. The sky is there on the rainy days too
Troy, when I enlarged the photo it almost took my breath away. It's so hard to capture the grandeur of a place in a small photograph. You have done it here. How lush and vibrant it is and mysterious with all those wafting clouds. The mountain rises strong and powerful behind the soft green shoulders of the nearby slopes. I love the bit of lace looking flowers in the corner.
Wonderful capture as always.
Definitely my kind of place.
Great, it looks like it was exciting.
absolutely beautiful ... I hope you dont have any spam it can be so annoying!
Wow, that is amazing! Beautiful! Happy SWF. :)
Oh man, does that look (and feel) fresh! I can sense the fresh air coming straight out of my computer screen. Excellent capture.
Great bowl of clouds!!
Great mood in this photo and I can also only imagine being there.
Great shot. Beautiful landscape.
Lovely! I can almost feel the cool mist filling my lungs! Must have been an exhiliarating drive! I think the view was well worth having to ford a river.
'drive to the sky'
that's lovely!
what more can I say? It's Beautiful with a capital B. oh, the smell of fresh air up in the mountains is the best.
Alaska--I must go someday!
This one is unique. Anna :)
I can just imagine the smells and feel of your walk...I am jealous. Great photo, Troy....
Cheers,
Scotty
what a wonderful scene. this is a great landscape
Magical photo. I love it!
Gorgeous! I'm trying to imagine those scents and that fresh air.
Wow - the clouds! Wonderful.
Looks almost mystical, nice shot.
pretty picture blended with beauty of nature....tc
Looking at this spectacular view enlarged made me feel as if I was actually there! Thanks for sharing. My Sky Watch is at Sacred Ruminations.
Hugs and blessings,
Beautiful, but chilly looking. Pappy
The mists make this photo very mysterious. What is hiding behind the shroud? Beautiful photo.
Looks very peacefull, Thanks for posting!
Wonderfully atmospheric piccie
Oh boy...
What a place...
Oh, I like this kind of photos.
Great view and atmosphere!
Alaska can give some amazing photo ops cant it? this picture looks like a postcard. beautiful
what a great photo.
Glaciers, mountains and glacial fed fog - beautiful!
I couldn't do SWF last week but posted some rainbow pictures as well as the boat racing in Salavan. My post is over here
wow! Hi Mrtha and Troy,
Really very artistic and its like a painting, a piece of art!
hppy swf
greetings JoAnn's D Eyes
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Wonderful scenery!
Thank you for sharing this, and congratulations on winning "Post of Day" over at David's "Authorblog"! :-)
Oh, I love this photograph. Marvellous!
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