by Roy Taylor | Jan 7, 2024 | Valdez
When I mention Valdez, people usually respond with “earthquake” or “Exxon Valdez.” Both reflect well-known, unfortunate events in Valdez’s past. Another story, dark, tragic, and almost forgotten, relates a dramatic attempt by the town to...
by Roy Taylor | Dec 28, 2023 | Valdez
Standing in the middle of the gravel road, I gape down Alaska Avenue at the brushy ditch where our house once stood, scratch my head, and ponder Shelley’s poem, Ozymandias: Look on my Works, ye Mighty, and despair! Nothing beside remains. Round the decay Of that...
by Roy Taylor | Dec 16, 2023 | Uncategorized
My first glimpse of Valdez in 1954 inspired not only awe for the surreal beauty of the valley but a boding premonition of danger. At the time, Valdez Glacier extended halfway across the valley floor and dominated the view as we dropped out of the hills on our...
