Sunday |
really began Saturday night, May 27. |
After a 4 hour layover in Seattle, we were MORE than happy to |
get back on a plane and continue NORTH TO ALASKA. |
I will never forget how we got on that plane in Seattle at 9 PM |
that night, and as we flew north, the sky kept getting |
brighter, as if it was dawn already ! |
My friend and web partner met us at the airport, at 12:30 AM |
.....as in Midnight-thirty. He brought for us a huge package |
each of smoked salmon and caribou sausage.....for |
snackers in the room ! Ahh, Alaskan hospitality !! |
He (we later found out he was teasing), pointed out on the |
horizon
where they put the smokers in our hotel, GRRRRR...
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After reading the video cam instructions, (borrowed from my |
son), on how to charge the power pack, we tucked in for a |
few hours sleep. You might imagine how hard this was, still |
wired from the all-day plane ride, no darker than dusk |
outside, and just itching to explore ! |
First, we had to get back out to the airport, to get our |
wheels. Then, since downtown Anchorage is a maze of one- |
way streets, we just drove up one & down the next, to get |
ourselves oriented........and to figure out how to turn off the |
darned
windshield wipers on the rental car ! Chuckling.....
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Wow, Anchorage is a HUGE place !! |
We played typical tourists, visiting gift shops, furriers, |
landmarks and exhibits, including: The Earthquake Exhibit, |
Sky Song, and David Green, Master Furrier. |
We ate lunch at a place called Blondies', and liked it so well |
that
we went back for breakfast when next in Anchorage.
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Mom playing tourist. |
We bought most of our souvenirs for family and friends, while |
we still had money, Sunday. And so, we got to haul them |
around for the rest of the trip, sheesh. |
While I did end up buying two ULU knives, I still regret not |
buying that mosquito skinner - I think that would work great |
here in Oklahoma ! |
We finally called it a day, and went back to our motel room to |
rest up for Monday's activities. On a schedule already |
packed to the brim, my friend from AK added one more item |
to the list.....a visit to the Matanuska Glacier ! |
Join
us on our journey !
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By Day | By Location |
Sunday | Matanuska Glacier |
Monday | Portage Glacier |
Tuesday | Big Game Alaska |
Wednesday | Whittier |
Thursday | Prince William Sound |
Friday | Kenai Peninsula |
Trapper Creek | |
Alaska Facts | |
Denali | Chugach Range |
Approximate Driving Distances | |
COOL Alaska links | |
AWARDS |
Anchorage |
is the largest city in Alaska. With a 1998 population of |
621,400 residents, nearly half of the state’s residents live in |
Anchorage. |
On Good Friday, March 27, 1964 the most powerful earthquake |
in United States history struck Anchorage and the South |
Central coast and measured 9.2 on the Richter Scale. I hope |
to soon have a page devoted to the life-changing event. |
The Chugach Range |
extends along the Gulf of Alaska from Seward to Cape |
Suckling, and frames Anchorage with its beauty and teeming |
wildlife. Covering more than 5,400,000 acres, it contains over |
3500 miles of coastline, with the ever present wildlife, glaciers |
and inlets. |
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