Turning south from Glenallen onto the Richardson Highway, we headed to Valdez, Alaska. Donna had been told that she must see Valdez during this trip and this was our chance. We had booked two nights in Valdez but had to choose two different hotels because of availability. More about how that turned out later.
One of the few side roads from the Richardson is the McCarthy Road that goes east towards the former mining town of Kennicott. Its a 60 mile road that gets progressively worse and takes 3 hours one way. Then you take a shuttle to the old copper mine area. We decided to skip that excursion.
The distance from Glenallen to Valdez is 115 miles and it was all wonderful. Good road, mostly, great scenery, even a friendly "stop/slow guy" who saw the NY license plate and came over to talk with us while we waited. He was from the Mohawk Valley area and after 21 years in the Air force he now works for the Alaska Highway Dept.
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