Tours, Attractions and Activities

Calendar

The following is a quick summary of the events, attractions and activities that will be available in Valdez during the convention. If any entice you please look to the detailed descriptions below and book your reservations today.

Daily Activities - Available October 9 - 13

5:30 AM - 8:00 PM	Wellness (Fitness) Center - PWS Community College
9:00 AM - 5:00 PM	Valdez Museum
9:00 AM - 6:00 PM (Approx)	Whitney Museum

October 8 - Sunday

TBD	3/4 Day Freshwater Kayak Sport Fishing
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October 9 - Monday

TBD	3/4 Day Freshwater Kayak Sport Fishing
1:00 PM	Shoup Glacier Sea Kayaking - 6 hours
	More Tours Adding on each day - please check back!

October 12 - Thursday

3:00 PM	Worthington Glacier Hike - 3 hours
	More Tours Adding on each day - please check back!

October 13 - Friday

TBD	Full Day Saltwater Kayak Sport Fishing
8:00 AM	Columbia Glacier Sea Kayaking - 8 hours
	More Tours Adding on each day - please check back!

Fitness Center:

Wellness Center at the PWS Community College

Located in the center of Valdez, the Prince William Sound Community College hosts the Wellness Center. This Facility contains cardio training equipment, weights and resistance training equipment. A variety of daily classes including spinning are also offered - schedule varies so check the Wellness Center on arrival.

Museums:

Valdez Museum

Discover the history of Valdez by visiting the Valdez Museum. Exhibits will allow you to explore the events that have shaped Valdez including the 1898 Gold Rush accross the Valdez Glacier, the 1964 earthquake, the construction of the early Richardson Highway, the TransAlaska Pipeline and the Exxon Valdez Oil Spill. Other treasures include a fully restored 1907 Ahrens Steam Fire Engine, the Historic Pinzon Bar from Old Town Valdez and a caannon from Fort Liscum

Whitney Museum

The Maxine & Jesse Whitney Museum has its roots in the generous donation of Mrs. Maxine Whitney of what is reportedly the largest private collection of Native Alaskan art and artifacts in the world. For more than 50 years, Jesse and Maxine Whitney traveled throughout the Native villages of Alaska buying directly from the artists. Mrs. Whitney assumed ownership of the Eskimo Museum in Fairbanks in 1969 and operated it until the mid 1980s. Prince William Sound Community College accepted the collections in the fall of 1998. This amazing collection includes ivory and baleen carvings and pieces, masks, dolls, baskets, fur items and a great collection of Alaskan Wildlife Mounts. This museum is a great place to spend a few hours or visit when departing or arriving at the Valdez Airport.

Sea Kayaking:

Pangea Adventures

Shoup Glacier Sea Kayaking - 6 hours: Available October 9

The Shoup Glacier Day tour offers an intimate experience at one of Prince William Sounds' many calving tide water glaciers. We meet at the Pangaea Adventures office.  Climb aboard our motor boat for a taxi ride to Shoup Bay where we will begin this scenic journey.  Over the course of the day we will paddle past floating ice and up to the face of the glacier. Enjoy a short walk on the beach near the glacier to take a break from paddling. We serve hot drinks and snacks.  At the end of the paddle we will be picked up by the motorboat for the ride back to Valdez.

Columbia Glacier Sea Kayaking - 8 hours: Available October 13

Our Columbia Glacier kayak day tour offers the best wildlife and unforgettable paddling in the towering icebergs. On this kayak day tour, we motor out to Heather Bay on our comfortable water taxi to go sea kayaking along the forested coastline and then into the icebergs. The guides will lead the group on a paddle through the icebergs of Columbia Glacier and then on a short hike on the glaciers' moraine where we take a break for eating lunch and enjoying a hot drink. (Please pack your own lunch) The water taxi will bring us back to Valdez after 4 hours of activity.

For all kayaking tours:

Dress in layers and avoid cotton when ever possible.  Bring rain gear and a water bottle.  Bring a lunch on the Columbia Glacier kayak tour.  We advise bringing hat and gloves on all trips.  We go rain or shine.  Bring your camera.  Wear light hiking boots or sneakers for the glacier hike.  We provide rubber boots for the kayaking trips and rain gear if you don't have your own.  All of these trips are suitable for beginners.

Glacier Hikes

Pangea Adventures

Worthington Glacier Hike - Available October 12

Meet at Pangaea Adventures to get fitted into crampons. We take our van up to Worthington Glacier via Keystone Canyon and Thompson Pass. The drive takes about 40 minutes each way.  Worthington Glacier offers beautiful views of blue ice and the surrounding peaks.  The hike is rated as moderate with a few hundred feet of elevation gain. Due to limited time today, we have shortened our regular hike to about 1 to 1 1/2 hours on the ice and trail before returning by van to Valdez.

For all glacier hiking tours:

Dress in layers and avoid cotton when ever possible.  Bring rain gear and a water bottle.    We advise bringing hat and gloves on all trips.  We go rain or shine.  Bring your camera.  Wear light hiking boots or sneakers for the glacier hike.  All of these trips are suitable for beginners.

Kayak Fishing

Pacific Mountain Guides

Freshwater Kayak Sport Fishing - Available October 8 and 9

This is a fantastic Alaskan wilderness adventure that will get you far away from the crowds. Our Wilderness Systems fishing kayaks will put you right on top of the salmon in a remote lagoon or stream. Fish for Dolly Varden and Cutthroat Trout. You will no doubt share the area with only the local wildlife. This is a perfect trip for the experienced fly fisherman or a spin fisherman who is truly an outdoor enthusiast. Transportation is aboard our 34' vessel where we will travel to a remote bay where you will embark on a kayak adventure of a lifetime!

Saltwater Kayak Sport Fishing - Available October 13

This is a fantastic Alaskan wilderness adventure that will get you far away from the crowds. Our Wilderness Systems fishing kayaks will put you right on top of the salmon in a remote lagoon or stream. Fish for Silver Salmon or Dolly Varden. You will no doubt share the area with only the local wildlife. This is a perfect trip for the experienced fly fisherman or a spin fisherman who is truly an outdoor enthusiast. Transportation is aboard our 34' vessel where we will travel to a remote bay where you will embark on a kayak adventure of a lifetime!