Historic Anchorage Hotel

... 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 ...

Took the train from Talkeetna to Anchorage yesterday...another nice ride. We saw a moose as we crossed through the grounds of Elmendorf Air Force Base. It was dark and rainy so no pictures of him.

I am now sitting at the Anchorage airport waiting for my flight home. It will be a little more pleasant as for an extra 10k frequent flier miles I was able to get first class seats for the return trip. That will be nice on a red eye ...

... saw spouts of water coming up from the other side of the inlet. We were able to see the pod through the binoculars and you could see the spouts of water by the naked eye. It was the perfect finish to the trip.

We had to say goodbye to Chet first at the airport, then Betsy, Kenny and Ramon. We were next to be dropped off but arranged to catch up for dinner with Angela, AC, Nacho and Ramon at the Glacier Brewhouse. The Glacier Brewhouse ...

The last night at Alaska. No specific schedule, just shopping, and easy short drive to the berry farm to see the chocolate fountain. Our flight was like 1:28 a.m., so we got to the airport around 10 p.m. Finally, the night fell. I was so glad to see the night. My eyes felt comfortable. No wonder we all felt sore for the eyes, the sun's been shining all day long!

... we continued back up the Alaska 1 highway toward Anchorage...we were just retracing the steps we had already taken. Coming down toward the Glacier it had been beautiful but overcast and 'smoky'. Coming back the sun was out and had burned off the cloud cover and it was glorious! We stopped at an Alaskan Wildlife Refuge ...

... a few words of someone else's language can get a huge smile and make you feel good! Walking around I found a statue to the Iditarod dogs and the Fur Rendezvous. Behind my hotel is a stream where I have been watching the fly fishermen this evening. Though most would find this boring, it's somehow relaxing and I found myself sitting by the stream smiling, greeting the many dogs that were being walked along the path.The things you miss by not walking off the beaten path, or worse, not ...

... than it looked....dad was very good though, no complaining! We guessed at the time and ended up being early, so we walked to the end of the road and window shopped a bit. After church, we just went back to the ship, as Seward is not really a tourist town. We had a swim in the empty lido pool (as the new passengers had not yet discovered ...

... Whittier ist nur durch einen Tunnel zu verlassen, kombiniert Bahn/Strasse. Mit dem Velo keine Chance, Autostopp war angesagt, hat dann auch geklappt. So gings langsam aber sicher Anchorage entgegen. Als ich die Ortstafel sah wusste ich definitiv, game over ;-). Nun hab ich mir ein Zimmer gekauft und mache Ferien. Die Tour ist abgeschlossen he he he. Ich werde mir die Stadt und Umgebung genauer anschauen, gibt ne Menge zu ...

... OCS. This may make off-shore drilling more palatable, although even within the Inupiat there may be a split between the younger generation and the older generation if the benefit is tax dollars, but the subsistence hunting is lost.[9]] The indigenous groups, who account for 15 percent of the total Alaskan population[10], such as the Inupiat are concerned with preserving their way of life and culture. They also have health concerns with the ...

... that passed by for my tent poles. Eventually, we were getting tired and cold, so we decided to eat lunch to boost our morale. There was a nearby pizza place to cheer us up and fill our stomachs. After lunch, we caught a bus to our hostel where we were able to dump our backpacks, unpack and freshen up. We went for a walk around town and caught a nice sunset at Elderberry Park.