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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PA12DRVR wrote:MDKMDK wrote:
Forgot to ask. How have the "bugs" been?
We saw all the jokes 3 years ago, about buying mosquito hunting licenses, and so on, but never saw any swarms of them at all. I think we were there late enough that the worst was over. It was late August, early September.
Just curious, as we're thinking of heading up late summer again.
FWIW, based on my experience, bugs are always an issue once one is off the beaten (or quasi-beaten path). That being said, this has been (at least in an around Los Anchorage, although I think most of the state) a pretty dry summer. Bugs therefore aren't too bad around roads, campgrounds, etc.....always an exception where there is standing water (mosquitoes) and "blooms" of gnats seem to appear at the strangest times.
...but overall this doesn't seem like a terribly buggy year.
Thanks for the reply and perspective on the overall situation. All makes sense to me. Good news.
