Local Photography

Sound and Valley Sights

Sound and Valley Sights

Sound and Valley News is starting a new feature.  Each month we will post a new photo gallery for you to enjoy.  Since nowhere on earth is as beautiful as Alaska’s Prince William Sound and Copper River Valley, we’re kicking off the feature with Sound and Valley Sights.   Enjoy the […]

State Parks Photo Contest thrugh July 31st

State Parks Photo Contest thrugh July 31st

  What does everyone do when visiting state parks?  They take pictures.  If you get some good ones this summer, you can enter them in the 2017 America’s State Parks Photo Contest.   Alaska’s state parks have some of the most phenomenal scenery anywhere in the world as well as wildlife […]

Valdez Ice Climbing Festival 2016

Valdez Ice Climbing Festival 2016

By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – The Valdez Ice Climbing Festival was started in 1983 and it continues to grow. This year’s festival was the biggest ever. Participation in this year’s event doubled for the third year in a row. On Saturday approximately three hundred climbers took part, […]

Ice Climbers Love Valdez

Ice Climbers Love Valdez

By Sue Bergstrom for Valdez City News – While the fact that ice climbers like Valdez may not be news to most residents, many of them may not be aware of the history and the one-of-a-kind nature of the Valdez Ice Climbing Festival that takes place in Keystone Canyon every […]