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Alaska laid bear
... Anchorage, to us, was more normal and not as extreme as we may have imagined but this is summer!
The Big Bear B & B could best be described as a museum masquerading as accommodation. Bear skins (several including the heads), whale parts, walrus tusks and penis bones were just some of the decorations for this establishment. The hostess, clearly a proud Alaskan, served a breakfast which clearly is a major drawcard for the repeat ...
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Day 21 in Anchorage, Alaska
... over to Talkeetna as David had suggested. Must do it next time. By then I was late and cold, and I just headed on down the road to the Ocean.
Heading into Anchorage late on a Memorial Day evening is something like driving back to Arlington along Route 66 at the same time of day. Except that here the speeding vehicles are all huge pickups or SUVs towing a trailer with two or three of those little ATVs (all terrain vehicles) on top. I couldn't ...
Man vs. Moose
... found a cab and headed to the hotel.
Our cab driver, clearly not a native to the region was put to the 50 questions test by me and Theresa, `Where you from`` `What`s the population`, Does it rain all the time``, Where is good food, specifically fish`, What`s the Average cost of home`and the answers: Pakistan, first Pakistan, Texas and Alaska - don`t ask how THAT even happens. Population in Anchorage is just over 270,000 ppl. It rains ...
What day is it today?
... you think you have only been there a little while but I don't know it really messes with you. I got back to the village at about 2 in the morning took a good power nap (an hour) and got ready for work at 4 .. funny thing is I was fine, completely fine though a little hungry.
Mailbox-
Still haven't gotten a mailbox yet. Working on it.
I realized I need new hiking boots and some hiking gear, so I'm going to shop around the area. Here are some pictures. Until next time.
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