The Whitney Museum was our first stop today. Maxine Whitney came to Alaska in1947. She later opened up a gift store in 1969 in Fairbanks and continued collecting, buying and selling Alaskan art and artifacts. In 1998 she gifted her collection to the University of Alaska- Valdez. She stills lives in Fairbanks. This is a very nice museum to visit.
At 11:00, we check into our 7 1/2 hour cruise where we saw Puffins, Bald Eagles, Sea Otters, Harbor Seals, and Dall Porpoises. There wasn't a photo that came out sharp enough to publish; after all we do have our standards.
On the left is a photo of the termination of the Alaskan Pipeline at Valdez. The terminal can store 9-10 million barrels of oil. 16% of what the USA uses comes from the Valdez terminal. All of the oil is shipped to the lower 48! None is shipped to foreign countries. They fill 32 tankers per month from this terminal
To the right is the Anderson Glacier
and the waterfalls.
All the rest of the photos are of the Columbia Glacier. This is the second largest "Tidal" glacier in North America. We were very lucky to get as close as we did to the face. There are actually three different sections to this glacier. The photos seem like they are in black and white, it was a very overcast day. Tomorrow we are off to Fairbanks.
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