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Anchorage and its outlying communities (as far as Bird Creek and Thunderbird Falls, as far as Girdwood and Wasilla) contains a large majority of Alaskans. Although Alaska is a large state, almost everyone lives in a few cities.
This is a large, surprisingly normal American city. The mountains are within sight, but somewhat difficult to get to if you don't have a car. As for Cook Inlet and Turnagain Arm (the two bodies of saltwater), their shores are mostly vast expenses of sticky, silty mud, and the water itself has some currents, tidal rips, chop, and even a bore tide! You will probably see moose in town, especially in the winter. Sometimes in the summer you can find a moose cooling off in a sprinkler. A great place to run, bike and walk is the Tony Knowles Coastal trail. Crow Pass trail is easily reached from Eagle River or Girdwood, and a fantastic two-day hike or one-day insane footrace. In the winter, don\'t miss skating on West Chester lagoon, skiing in Girdwood, and ice fishing. If you are fortunate enough to be in town on the first Saturday of March make sure you don't miss the most popular sporting event, the start of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race. Some people enjoy "combat fishing" for king salmon in Sheep Creek, although that is probably fishings equivalent to the running of the Bulls: plain and simple mayhem. Anchorage's main purpose for the visitor is a place to stock up on food and camping gear and get transportation to more open areas.
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Anchorage Travel Blogs
Apr 04, 2007 - Sep 16, 2007
Anchorage, Alaska, USA -› Wasilla, Alaska, USA -› ...
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 near filthy waterways smothered with trash, garbage, and raw sewage. While average workers struggled to earn $2 a day, their President pocketed millions each week from off-shore oil royalties. That...
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Aug 25, 2004 - Sep 03, 2004
Anchorage, Alaska, USA -› Talkeetna, Alaska, USA -› ...
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 the curvature of the Cook Inlet shoreline and Turnagain Arm, a narrow channel that is home to the most powerful bore tide (better known as a tidal wave) in the world. A bore tide, in this parti...
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May 07, 2008 - May 26, 2008
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 never experienced a seaplane before and it took off and landed on water! It was really an experience. We never did see Mt McKinley- maybe it doesn't exist! lol I have taken over 1,000 pictures I ...
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Mar 01, 2008 - May 05, 2008
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 demeanor as their human counterparts. Some seemed calm and focused -almost relaxed- as they contemplated what lay ahead for them. Others were the picture of exuberance, barking and wagging th...
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