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At last we arrived in Valdez. When we got there it was - as it often is - cloudy and rainy but it was exciting to see our friends and catch up and drink and generally have a good time. We were to stay at a neighbors house just across the green space from the [...]

Tags: Alaska, Chugach, Keystone Canyon, rafting, sea kayaking, Valdez, Whitewater
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Our time in Valdez with our friends was really great, and that speaks a lot for our friends considering the circumstances we ended up arriving under. Tragically, the week before we got there, a close friend of theirs committed suicide. The reason we were joined by Luke a week early, who we are floating Birch [...]

Tags: glaciers, porpoises, sea kayaking, Shoup Bay, Skiing, Thompson Pass, Valdez
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