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Chugach State Park
Snowshow hiking at Chugach State Park in Anchorage
- Looking towards Flatop Peak
- Looking down from the trail into Anchorage
Alyeska Resort
I drove down the Seward Highway to ski at Alyeska Resort in the town of Girdwood.
- View across Turnagain Arm at mountains on the Kenai Peninsula
- Going up one of the chairlifts at Alyeska Resort
- Looking down to Girdwood from the slopes of Alyeska
- Looking from Mt. Alyeska across Girdwood Valley
- Alyeska Tramway
- Kristen, a Swedish tourist
- Main Street slope
More Exploring Anchorage
- View down the street, outside the Spenard Hostel
- FREE – WORKS GOOD
- Youth hockey practice at the Dimond Center Mall
Exploring Anchorage
I took a long walk on the outskirts of suburban Anchorage to see some sights and do some shopping, and had a close encounter with a moose along the way.
Dog Sled Tour
Claire and I drove from Anchorage, up the Alaskan Highway past Wasilla to the Big Susitna Bed and Breakfast, which also runs a dog sled touring operation. Taking a mushing tour was something that I had always wanted to do, and it was a blast; everything that I had expected and more.
Volunteering at the Iditarod
After a long flight from Pittsburgh via Chicago and Seattle, I landed in Anchorage late in the evening on March 8, and met my friend Claire, who had arrived a couple of days earlier. We did some volunteer work with the Iditarod sled dog race.
When racers leave ailing dogs at checkpoints along the course, they are flown back to Anchorage. We helped unload them from the airplanes, then helped the veterinarians check them over.
- At REI Anchorage
- Downtown Anchorage