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... traveling. In stores, people look you in the eye like maybe they know you from somewhere. Drivers are rude, like anywhere, but not always. Anchorage citizens are friendlier, freer, feistier. You can't tell who has the money.No one cares who your daddy is. Well, maybe that's changing a bit. But since we became a state in 1959, where's the status? "Hey my family has been in Alaska since 1959?" Don't think so. Some people are starting to show their money. There is a big ...

... The easiest way to get there is to book the trip through a local agency. Leaving from Anchorage airport, a first plane takes you to King Salmon in two hours or so. Next, you board a floatplane that glides twenty minutes later on Naknek Lake where brown bears are the first creatures you can see on the shores of the lake! There is plenty of salmon in the lakes and a profusion of berries in the forests so ...

Tuesday, August 4 - Anchorage, AK - Day 1 of 5


We took the Parks Highway to Anchorage after our Denali visit, passing through Wasilla, hometown of Sarah Palin, former Governor of Alaska and Republican Vice-Presidential Candidate. Anchorage lies on a high bluff enfolded by the two branches of Cook Inlet. Believe it or not, it is as far west as the Hawaiian Islands and as far north as Helsinki, Finland!

Our ride today ...

... are covered with mud. In fact, it has rained for the last 5 days here and in Anchorage. I'll bet this place is really beautiful if you could actually see it. Staying here for a couple of days and then moving on to Tok where we will take a day trip to Chicken, AK. Then we start back down the long, long Alcan highway and Cassiar Highway to Calgary. This is a great trip, but it certainly is a LOT of driving. Hope all is well with everyone back home. Love, Buddy and Susan

... like a mirage. Truly a voyage beyond the ordinary. Stop along the wildlife-rich Aleutian Archipelago ... as you journey between Anchorage and the northern waters near Nome." The cruise officially starts at the Sheraton Hotel in Anchorage; the first night plus a hosted dinner is included as part of the cruise. The itinerary pictured above is intended to give you a bit of an overview of our trip; each day will be described in full and depicted in full.

... forest. Overall a great trail since there was not much on an elevation change. By the time we got to downtown it was sunny and somewhat warm (I don't think I'll ever say some place is warm in Alaska). Part of this bike trip was on the costal trail which overlooked the inlet next to Anchorage. In downtown we visited the Ulu Factory. Now an Ulu is a Native Alaskan knife with a curved blade. We did get one in Skagway since it looked interesting and now I am hooked. It's ...

... I look at Rick the owner and say "2 hours?" He says how about $50 instead? Jeez..anyway so I leave the body shop much happier. I feel like maybe I've saved myself hundreds of dollars by fixing it before the rental agency can lock eyes on it but who knows. Our Garmin GPS doesn't seem to understand Alaska particularly Palmer especially well. As usual she misses the cue for me to turn off. Clever me decides to slow down and illegally cross the snow and ...

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highlight of our trip, there many animals here to see in their natural
habitat (not like a zoo) and all the proceeds from the admission ticket
and gift shop purchases go to taking care of them. I even got to feed a
deer. My alaska trip was amazing and I look forward to the day that I
can revisit this beautiful state of wilderness.

... of this was from my ferry, which I traveled on for three days from Whittier (like Courttown without the glamour or buzz :-) to Prince Rupert which is like Courttown. The boat was grand the Alakan Marine Highway Ferries was like Bus Eireann. The roomette I booked had a window, a window that looked out onto a life boat! It was nice every morning to wake up and see the life boat and know that I had not missed anything in the night :-)The room was small 6ft by 8ft but adequate.Some ...