'''Valdez''' [http://www.valdezalaska.org/] is found in Southcentral Alaska on Prince William Sound. It is pronounced locally as "val-DEEZ", not like the Spanish surname.
Understand
Media
KCHU Radio 770am - [http://www.kchu.org]
Valdez Star Newspaper - [http://www.valdezstar.net]
Get in
To reach Valdez from Anchorage, there are several options. Quickest is to fly to Valdez Airport. There are three flights a day, offered by ERA Aviation. The flight takes 40 minutes and costs around $400 return. If it's clear, you'll get great views of the Chugach mountains. Or in a full day you could drive the Richardson Highway. Or, you could drive or go by rail to Wittier and try and get a boat across Prince William Sound. The boat trip would take at least four hours. However, most boats from Wittier only offer day trips - glacier sight seeing and fishing - there isn't a scheduled ferry between Wittier and Valdez
Get around
No public transport. Car and bike rental are available. The new airport is a couple of miles out of town, so if arriving by air, you'll need to get a taxi into town to avoid a tedious trudge. Once in town, walking is a good way to get around, as the town itself is small.
See
Harbor
Duck Flats
Mineral Creek
Pipeline Terminal
Valdez Museum
Do
Whitewater Rafting on the Lowe River through Keystone Canyon
Sea Kayak Prince William Sound. A couple of operators will ferry you and a canoe to places such as Shoup Bay, where you can spend the day kayaking in protected waters surrounded by mountains, glaciers, and seabird colonies
Ice Climbing
Heli Skiing and Snowboarding in Thompson Pass
Hiking and Cross Country Skiing on groomed Mineral Creek Trails
Fishing Charter
Glacier tour in Prince William Sound
Elderhostel at Prince William Sound Community College
Buy
rent a fishing pole set-up when the Pink salmon are in and head over to Allison Point and try your luck,as millions of pinks come in.
Eat
Drink
Sleep
Best Western Valdez Harbor Inn. 00 Harbor Drive. 1 907 835-3434. 1 888 222-3440. 1 907 835-2308. ttp://book.bestwestern.com/bestwestern/productInfo.do?propertyCode=02014.
Get out
Take an Era Aviation flight direct to Anchorage.