Anchorage Market and Alyeska Ski ResortIf you ever come to Anchorage, find a great little shop called Cabin Fever, around 4th and G Street. Found a few great treasures there. The Anchorage Market was like any of your local markets … lots of jewelry stands, and food, etc. Arrived at Hotel Alyeska a little after noon for our walking adventure. I pulled a tendon in my foot so I am gimping along on the short walks, now. This is a beautiful resort with views...

A day in Downtown Anchorage. The Anchorage Museum was quite impressive, especially with the Smithsonian Exhibit about the different cultures. It took what we saw yesterday at the Heritage Center, and greatly expanded it. I could have spent hours in there. We walked around a bit of the city and saw some nice art pieces scattered about the city. Then, we headed out of town out along Ship Creek. This is the second most fished stream in the state, second only to...

A Visit to the Alaska Native Heritage Center. It occurs to me that I have not explained why I am in Alaska. I am a volkssporter .. a walker. And I am a member of the American Volkssport Association (www.ava.org). We walk for fun, fitness, and friendship. Every other year our regional area (the Northwest, WA, OR, ID, AK) has a conference. This year we are in Alaska doing walks around the area of Anchorage. Today is day three of our six day adventure. After ...

Okay, I remember the forecast was showers all week and they don't lie. It poured all day .. and who cares ... we’re walkers and we walk no matter the weather. Today, breakfast was from 7 to 8 at the Commons and it was quite good. Eggs, bacon, potatoes, fresh fruit, juice, and coffee. Also, they put together a good box lunch for our day-filled journey. By 8:30, the buses were loaded for our trip to Portage Glacier (Chugach State Park). Took about a...