Things to do in Alaska?
Can't believe we don't have such topic yet. I made it to Anchorage and checking what's around. The downtown did not offer much after 6 PM. Museum closed, some gift shops and regardless several pubs,...
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All of the places in Alaska worth visiting "are out of the way." That is the whole point of visiting Alaska in the first place. Most people get near Alaska and get nervous and go someplace where they feel safe. That is why cruise ships are so popular. I have worked up there and taken more than 10 trips.
All of my worthwhile experiences in Alaska have been in the bush. Meeting natives smoking fish over a fire. Meeting gold miners. Seeing wolves, wolverines, Dall sheep, moose, mountain goats, 100 bears up close, the Northern Lights, climbing the Golden Stairs, herding salmon with the prop wash on the helicopter. Most people only see Alaska from a distance.
There is a famous saying Up North:
"Los Anchorage is only about 40 minutes from Alaska."
All of my worthwhile experiences in Alaska have been in the bush. Meeting natives smoking fish over a fire. Meeting gold miners. Seeing wolves, wolverines, Dall sheep, moose, mountain goats, 100 bears up close, the Northern Lights, climbing the Golden Stairs, herding salmon with the prop wash on the helicopter. Most people only see Alaska from a distance.
There is a famous saying Up North:
"Los Anchorage is only about 40 minutes from Alaska."
