• Lacey TravelsAlaska & the YukonTraveler
    1Seagulls hover expectantly for an easy feed on the dying salmon.
    The salmon stream beside Valdez Fishery.Dead salmon wash up on the grid.Weakened salmon battle the current as they press upstream.1Waterfall close to the Valdez Fishery and the salmon stream.

    Valdez Fishery

    August 18, 2017 in the United States ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C

    Travelled to the back of the fjord to the salmon fishery. Thousands of birds waded in the mouth of the salmon run waiting for easy pickings. The salmon by now have stopped feeding and are swimming upstream to spawn. The fish are now 4-5 years old and are big fish by now. They will all die following the spawning. Sometimes there are bears here, but not today. An interesting stop by the side of the road.Read more