A Day in Anchorage
Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city. Nearly 40% of Alaska’s 670,000 citizens live in Anchorage and its vicinity. The city is a popular stop of visiting, shopping and transition for both cruise passengers and road travelers.
I came here last night from Palmer/Wasilla scouting for a campground or RV park in the city to stay but eventually decided to drive back north and stay in Eagle River National Park at out skirt of the city. For last few weeks, I have accustomed to the spacious and wooded National and State campgrounds that are maintained by government. Most RV Parks and Campgrounds in the city are privately owned. They have better facilities and easy access to downtown shopping areas. But their sites are much smaller and fee is much higher since city land is, in general, limited and expensive.
Coming back to the city this morning, I spent a few hours touring downtown and searching for information and maps in visitor center to go to Seward and Kanai Peninsula. I noticed there were various tour packages available in local tourism service taking visitors deeper into Alaska but I did not join them. The services were quite pricy and I’d rather choose flexibility over comfort, at least for this trip.
I did not stay in Anchorage too long. After grocery shopping, I left for Seward in the afternoon. Seward Highway is known to be one of the most scenic drives in the United Stated. Even under today’s cloudy sky, the scenery was still stunningly beautiful with the stretch of Turnagain Arm shoreline on one side and the forest of Chugach Mountains on the other.
Anchorage is Alaska’s largest city. Nearly 40% of Alaska’s 670,000 citizens live in Anchorage and its vicinity. The city is a popular stop of visiting, shopping and transition for both cruise passengers and road travelers.
I came here last night from Palmer/Wasilla scouting for a campground or RV park in the city to stay but eventually decided to drive back north and stay in Eagle River National Park at out skirt of the city. For last few weeks, I have accustomed to the spacious and wooded National and State campgrounds that are maintained by government. Most RV Parks and Campgrounds in the city are privately owned. They have better facilities and easy access to downtown shopping areas. But their sites are much smaller and fee is much higher since city land is, in general, limited and expensive.
Coming back to the city this morning, I spent a few hours touring downtown and searching for information and maps in visitor center to go to Seward and Kanai Peninsula. I noticed there were various tour packages available in local tourism service taking visitors deeper into Alaska but I did not join them. The services were quite pricy and I’d rather choose flexibility over comfort, at least for this trip.
I did not stay in Anchorage too long. After grocery shopping, I left for Seward in the afternoon. Seward Highway is known to be one of the most scenic drives in the United Stated. Even under today’s cloudy sky, the scenery was still stunningly beautiful with the stretch of Turnagain Arm shoreline on one side and the forest of Chugach Mountains on the other.
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Arrived Chugach State Park's Campground located north of Anchorage near Eagle River very late last night. Visit downtown Anchorage this morning.
Spend most of the daytime walking around downtown Anchorage and buying grocery supplies for next couple of days visiting Kenai Peninsula.
Head to Seward Highway late afternoon. Seward Highway is known as one of the most scenic drives in the US winding through the area Chugach National Forest on one side and Turnagain Arm on the other.
Distant glaciated Mountains under cloudy evening sky
Sunset is beautiful and I will take more pictures during daylight when I come back from visiting Seward and Homer.
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