Valdez to Whittier to Seward

We took the ferry from Valdez to Whittier on a cloudless day, a rare treat! We saw numerous icebergs calved from the Columbia Glacier. We steamed through a pod a humpback whales, looking directly down on them from the boat railing as they breached, a baby even jumped out off the water as we went by! From Whittier, we hitched through the tunnel and camped in Portage below numerous glaciers. We rode to The tiny town of Hope and watched fishermen catch so many pink salmon that they grew tired of taking fish off their lines in a matter of minutes.  We figured there would be bears around since fish carcasses covered the banks, but were surprised when a dark shadow standing on the side of the road by a fishing pole turned out to be a black bear! We feared for our lives as we pedaled the shoulder less highway along Alaska's busiest highway of salmon crazed fishermen. We got to camp with the Chisholms and then finished our riding by coasting into Seward. 1500 miles, 2 months out, so many great experiences!!!