Saturday, 28 July 2018 – Worthington Glaccier

Maverick contemplating his route to the Worthington Glacier
Maverick enjoying a quick dip in a glacier pool
I chickened out just short of standing underneath the toe of the glacier
Quite a raging river comes from underneath the glacier toe.
The glacier was Maverick’s favorite playground ever!
Unfortunately Maverick looked chocolate dipped after his glacier play time!
Valdez Harbor looking picturesque.

First thing this morning we checked out a kennel for possibly leaving Maverick while we go on a glacier cruise tomorrow for 6 hours. We chose not to leave him there and decided he would be happier in the coach. We drove back to the Worthington Glacier to check it out. We stopped along the way in the Keystone Canyon again to enjoy the waterfalls. The glacier face is very close to the highway so is a pretty short hike up the mountain. Being a state park we were able to take Maverick. First on leash, then off-leash. Maverick had an amazingly good time. We were able to climb right up to the ice and very cool river coming out from underneath the glacier. Maverick, of course, had to play in the water and dig in the powdered granite. In short time he looked liked a chocolate-dipped dog. Maverick could not have had more fun.
Once back in Valdez, we ate lunch at Nat Shack food truck. We had really good steak quesadillas though the service was slow. Nat Shack is right on the marina and we enjoyed eating outside. When we returned to the coach we had to wash Maverick immediately.