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Adventures in Valdez, Alaska!

The day it officially began! Nothing but blue-bird skies and sunshine!

  Mineral Creek

Rehearsal for an important gig!
                
Checkin' out icebergs at the Valdez Glacier Lake

Serenading the sailors in Port Valdez

Dwarfed by an iceberg at the Valdez Glacier Lake

Inside an ice cave at the Valdez Glacier Lake

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  1. LisaJanuary 14, 2012 at 9:46 PM

    Next time you invite me to Valdez, I'm going! Absolutely amazing photos Nao xox

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