Anchorage has a green belt, mudflats, trail system and abundant opportunities for wildlife viewing. So, why, on our last full day in Alaska do we choose to spend most of it on a boardwalk close by a major highway? Because that’s where the birds and spawning salmon are. When we enter the parking lot for [...]
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CHEECHAKOS IN THE CHUGACH
Flush from the previous day’s festival atmosphere in downtown Anchorage, we pick up our car in the morning and decide to venture. The concept of urban wilderness isn’t entirely alien to Minnesota-dwelling Outsiders. However, given the non-homo sapiens population statistics kindly provided by the ADN, I find myself wondering if Bear Insurance would be part [...]
ANCHORAGE – OUR GATEWAY
When you realize you’re in a place that defies expectation, it’s generally not in the airport. Yet, we were hit with the first clue when we spotted the hotel’s van, covered by a graphic of a mama and her baby grizzlies. Its driver, whose smiling countenance is broadly chiseled with Native features, provides the first [...]

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