Anchorage Travel Blogs

Reindeers???????? My eyes popped out!!! Real Live REINDEERS??? The guide laughed at my apparant shock, and led me to a little shed like place at the back of the office.. And what do I see there? Two reindeers... merrily resting.. I was stunned! And then the guide told me that they were going to…

I would give myself a B minus for a final grade in my Salmon Fishing 101 Class….just because I need to learn a lot about the ocean tides, and thereby not waste my time fishing when the tides go out. But, overall, my trip to Alaska was not too bad for a Minnesota guy who had no clue how to fish sa…

Combining work and global travel can be absolutely fantastic but not all destinations are sweet. My last job had been in a small African country where life was rather cruel - for most. A thousand people suffered cholera and a hundred died by it from drinking the water or eating the fruit grown…

I put some pictures up frm the seaplane ride. Well we have finished our last day of beautiful Alaska. We stuck around at the hotel until our flight at 8:50pm. We were picked up for a seaplane ride over the Chugach mountains! It was only a 30 minute flight but I have ne…

I visited Anchorage, Alaska as part of my job in June, 2009.  While I was working most of the time, I did get to see some interesting things.  I also experienced my first earthquake at 5.4 on the Richter Scale!  I arrived on the longest day of the year in Alaska so there were celeb…

Leigh and I were now on our own in the most awe-inspiring place in the world ~ Alaska.  After a hearty breakfast at one of Anchorage's small family-owned diners, I turned our rental SUV south towards the Kenai Penisula.    We were now riding along the Seward Highway, following t…

We spent our first night at "A Wildflower Inn" B&B.  On Saturday, Erin and I got up before dawn, and then walked into town.  We could hear the sound of excited dogs for several minutes as we approached the staging area.  The canine athletes were as varied in their demea…

     In August of 2007 I finished the basic course in Merchant Marine Training in Maryland. My next step was to get some sea time. I was scheduled to go out on an at least 120 day sailing with any shipping company that had an opening. The problem was the Coast Guard was undergoi…

  With about twenty aircraft this year, the company that I work for has gotten a little too big for my liking. Its growing pains shudder like an out-of-balance tailrotor from corporate headquarters to the pilots and mechanics at the remote field sites. Smaller companies operating four or fiv…

Decided that I didn't have enough time for a day trip to Denali, I took time in the morning, with no idea what to do until my flight back at 8:25pm. I went to Kincaid Park, which has a nice view of Chikaloon Bay, and started reading the Alaska guide book I'd neglected on the outbound flight in favo…

NOT TO BE MISSED............Portage Glacier is a glacier on the Kenai Peninsula of the U.S. state of Alaska and is included within the Chugach National Forest. It is located south of Portage Lake and 6 km (4 mi) west of Whittier.   Portage Glacier was a local name first recorded in 189…

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Day 2, 7-22-07:                       What sticks out most from this day was meeting Kena.  She would become an integral part of our trip. Aaron and I left Anchorage early.  Much more e…

This was our 31st anniversary. We ate breakfast in the hotel and were picked up at 9:00 for the "City Tour" that was a part of our package. Our driver/guide, Kris, is an elementary teacher working for Princess in the summer. Her husband, also a teacher, does the same. That seems to be a pretty stan…

  UNDER CONSTRUCTION Our AA flight to Anchorage was quite pleasant actually...! I had the opportunity of sitting next to two ladies in their 80s but very young and vibrant and very lovable. Our landing itself was amazing.... so green and so untouched. I knew I'd like this place.