Uploaded December 2016 | Updated September 2026, 5 hours ago
A six hour boat tour to Columbia Glacier from Valdez, Alaska. Valdez is well known for the large earthquake that destroyed the original town on Good Friday in 1964, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill that also occurred on Good Friday 25 years later in 1989.
A six hour boat tour to Columbia Glacier from Valdez, Alaska. Valdez is well known for the large earthquake that destroyed the original town on Good Friday in 1964, and the Exxon Valdez oil spill that also occurred on Good Friday 25 years later in 1989.
![Hiking Devils Backbone Trail (Mt. Baldy [2015])](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/mHovzNxnP5c/mqdefault.jpg "Hiking Devils Backbone Trail (Mt. Baldy [2015])
This is our hike back to the ski lift/Top Of The Notch Restaurant, from the last clearing before the final ascent to the top. We didnt make the last approximately 150 feet to the peak, which is very steep. You can see the peak at the beginning of the video.
The trail starts behind the restaurant, and is 3.2 miles one way. There is an elevation gain of 2,200 feet. You have the option of hiking from the bottom at Manker Flats, or the parking area for the ski lifts, or you can just take the ski lift.
If you are afraid of heights, you will struggle tremendously with this trail! I cannot emphasize this enough! Hopefully this video will give you a fair idea to how steep and exposed you really are.")
