DOCK POINT TRAIL - KENAI FJIORDS NATIONAL PARK - VALDEZ - ALASKA
near Valdez, Alaska (United States)
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March held on Wednesday, July 29, 2015
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Our initial plan was to have done the Mineral Creek trail in the morning, but for various reasons we couldn't and we were forced to change our plans. Hence, we finally did the Solomon Lake trail in the morning, which turned out to be a somewhat shorter walk than we thought. We thought it was a good idea to continue touring the surroundings of Valdez in the afternoon, to see the bay and the location of this beautiful enclave from another perspective, and for that reason that same afternoon we left Valdez through Harbor Dr., because at the end of this street that runs through a good part of the port, is the small parking lot and recreation area, from which this short but charming trek starts. As soon as you start this trail, and as always the mandatory information sign, as well as the gate that prevents the passage of motor vehicles. This small arm of Valdez Bay is oriented from west to east, so it will coincide with the direction we will initially take, at least until halfway through the route when we have to return. The way out involves a little more than seven hundred meters, which are done all the time without notable unevenness, as it runs parallel to another small bay, in which at that time the low tide has retracted the cold waters of the Pacific Ocean. Two hundred meters after this short initial section, we see the crossroads, with the path down which we will return from Dock Point. And it is during this return journey when we can have better views of Valdez Bay, not only because of the orientation that we now have, but also because we have been climbing enough to see the port and the town of Valdez from a certain height. It is in this section of the return that a few wooden viewpoints have been set up, with walkways that join them, to avoid the marshy terrain of a few sections of this stretch in the rainy season. The route has been narrowing, until it has become a path, which as soon as we pass the last viewpoint begins to descend abruptly, saving in a few meters, the difference in level that we had been gaining in the final bend of the outward journey of this small peninsula. As the total tour, including photos and gatherings, has not gone beyond the hour, we still have time to revisit the interesting Valdez museum, which is not only charming because it is free, but also because of the large number of things on display to see , in a space as small as the one it occupies in a single room.
Waypoints
Information point
-0 ft
d. panel informativo de la fauna de la zona
30-JUL-15 3:42:32
Door
-38 ft
b. cancela de entrada
30-JUL-15 3:27:52
Car park
-43 ft
a. aparcamiento y área de servicio
30-JUL-15 4:02:54
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