On my way back to Glenallen, I stopped for supper in Chitina. A local couple asked me to join them at their table. Over dinner they said if I liked waterfalls, I had to go to Valdez over Thompson Pass. I spent a rainy day traveling to Valdez, but the waterfalls were spectacular.
The second week of my journey took me back to the Anchorage area where I based at the Girdwood Ski Area 50 miles from Anchorage. On the worse rain day of the trip, I visited the Alaska Native Heritage Center, When the weather cleared I photographed birds at the Anchorage Coastal Wildlife Refuge.
Still winter on Thompson Pass, 2,678 ft. elevation on June 7th. Ten miles later, I was in green, green hills and waterfalls on the way to Valdez.
Bridal Veil Falls (above) and Horsetail Falls (right) Alaska Highway 4 to Valdez.
Students from the eight native associations in Alaska (see the colored map on the wall representing each native peoples area) intern at the Alaska Native Heritage Center each summer. They demonstrate native dances, artic athletic games and talk about their native villages and life. A must stop if you visit Anchorage.