Here’s my Alaska Zoo elevator pitch for visitors to Anchorage: It’s rustic, intimate, and it’s home primarily to animals native to Alaska and other northern climates — there’s not a giraffe or flamingo in sight. And best of all, it’s where animals come for a second chance. Eighty percent of Alaska…
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The summer mountains smell good. It's not easy to describe that smell, but I always notice its absence once I've spent a few days indoors. It's something to do with wide open space and the blending-together of growing, living things, all responding to the sun, wind, and rain and heaped up in bigger…
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Halloween is fast approaching, and Anchorage has a lot to do this October, from family-friendly activities to a spooky show. With fall foliage on full display, the BOOtanical garden is underway at the Alaska Botanical Garden and can be seen every Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, until Sunday, Oct. 22…
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Spending time in Anchorage before or after an Alaska cruise is a must. Explore the endless opportunities to see everything the city has to offer from cultural centers to outdoor adventure. Transportation Shuttles and tours are great options to help you make the most of your stay. Take a free ride…
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Anchorage is an exciting place to visit and this summer it’s only getting better with new attractions, activities, and experiences coming to Alaska’s biggest city. Everything from hiking across bridges suspended thousands of feet in the air to learning about local flavors on a food tour. Catch a…
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I almost never know where I’m going when I get to the Glen Alps parking lot, yet somehow I always manage to find myself exactly where I want to be. Sometimes a long jog out Powerline Pass leads me to an encounter with a stealthy coyote; others it’s an after-work quad blaster up Flattop Mountain…
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Anchorage Glacier Pilots baseball player Brayden Miraki jogs to retrieve a foul ball from inside the fence at Mulcahy Stadium and casually tosses it to a little girl standing just on the other side. Above the snow-capped mountains behind them rise puffy white clouds, the only blemish against the…
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If New York is the city that never sleeps, Anchorage is the municipality that never sleeps in. Ask the locals. On summertime weekends, it’s common for folks to get up far earlier than usual in order to take advantage of every possible hour of recreational opportunity. And if you’ve got enough…
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Just steps from downtown and the Alaska Railroad depot, Ship Creek in Anchorage attracts locals and visitors hoping to land a trophy-size Chinook salmon, otherwise known as king salmon. A unique location, Ship Creek offers anglers the opportunity to catch a 20-30 pound king salmon right in town…
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For birders, a "Big Year" is about identifying as many species of birds as possible on a local, state, continental, or global level within a calendar year. Anchorage’s vast natural areas — stretching from the Chugach Mountains to the Cook Inlet — are home to a wide variety of resident and migratory…
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