Northern Lights News Winter 2006

Viewing Alaska wildlife is a year-round attraction in Anchorage, with guaranteed wildlife viewing at close proximity.

Anchorage is the perfect base camp for Alaska adventure—with activities thrill adventure seekers of all interests and abilities.

Wildlife Watching

Winter is a great time to see wildlife, especially moose. The oversized deer love to troll on cleared roads and trails during the snowy season taking advantage of easy access to locals’ expensive ornamental shrubbery.

Moose can be spotted virtually anywhere in town during winter months, even some of the most improbable places like right on 4th Avenue in front of the Visitors Log Cabin Information Center, but there are some locations that are consistently favorite hang-outs for a variety of species including wolverine, mink, wolves, Dall sheep, lynx, beluga whales and bird species.

www.Anchorage.net/wildlife

Flightseeing

Dramatic scenery of spectacular mountain spires hurl into dark blue seas. Tidewater glaciers –massive in scale, wind and grind their way from snow fields bearing crevasses of glowing sapphire.

No other mode of transportation delivers quite the feeling of adventure like climbing into a small plane and taking flight to Alaska’s wilderness. The landscape in winter particularly lends itself to distinct, dramatic vistas in every direction.

www.Anchorage.net/flightseeing

Trails

More than 128 miles (206 km) of paved bike trails and 300 miles (482 km) of unpaved wilderness trails in Anchorage are enjoyed year round, including many miles of lighted and groomed Nordic ski track.

Anchorage has been recognized for having one of the best trail systems in the United States by Runners World, Bicycling Magazine and the American Hiking Society

www.Anchorage.net/trails

Explore the Past

Learn about the Great Land and the people who have made it their home. Alaska is home to eleven distinct Native Culture with 20 different languages. Get to know Alaska Native people and their traditions passed across generations, which are vividly portrayed throughout Anchorage in art, dance, story, and song.

www.Anchorage.net/attractions

Ulu Anyone?

From ulus (traditional Native knives) to handcrafted chocolates filled with wild Alaska berries, or smoke rings made of qiviut (the downy-soft under wool of the Arctic musk ox) to bowls turned from birch burls – there’s something to please everyone.

Anchorage possesses several compelling reasons to go shopping: the largest selection of arts and crafts items anywhere in the state, special labels with logos that identify authentic Alaskan pieces, competitive winter pricing and no sales tax!

Explore www.Anchorage.net/shopping