This past summer my family and I took a trip to Valdez! The drive took us about five and a half hours. This was in part due to delays by road construction. From Anchorage, the drive to Valdez is 299 miles (481 km). The drive from Palmer to Valdez is very pretty and on a clear day you can see the mountains near the road and those far off in the distance. If you are visiting Alaska and want to drive a long and beautiful scenic route, then I would highly recommend driving to Valdez. An interesting fact is that Valdez is known to be one of the snowiest towns…