The Last Day

A visit to the museum.

Tasty Donner Dog for lunch.

Up close there are two faces, from across the room it looks like a wolf.

One last meal.

Time to go.

The last day in Anchorage wasn't too exciting.  I was tired and got a slow start on the day.  I perked up with hot chocolate and pastries at Tidal Wave Books.  Finally awake I toured the Anchorage Museum of History and Art which has an extensive collection on Alaska history that I really enjoyed.  It probably would've made more sense had I gone through the exhibit before seeing the rest of the state, but it made for an excellent summary.

After the museum I parked downtown and hit all the tourist shops, wrote a bunch of post cards, had a reindeer dog, wandered through the Alaska Public Lands Information Center (also would've been useful before touring the state).  Fully informed about what Alaska has to offer I walked aimlessly around downtown Anchorage before getting in the car and driving aimlessly around town.  I wound up parking near the airport and walking the Tony Knowles Coastal Trail near Point Woronzof.  The airport runway runs right up next to the trail so I had a great view of planes landing and taking off.  It took a while to find the place, but I eventually  located the Vietnamese restaurant I ate at on my previous visit.  A big bowl of pho and I was ready to leave.

That's it!  I had a great time in Alaska and would encourage everyone to spend a couple of weeks there if you can.

Comments

[JJ]

I enjoyed your trip very much :-)

[tien]

pho in alaska? good?

and you didn't have a sausage?

[joe]

It was so long ago... Now that I think about it , I must have had the reindeer sausage because one was big enough to suffice for lunch.

The pho was okay, nothing great. I should have found a Thai place. You can find good Thai food all over Alaska.

[ts]

I really enjoyed your photos and comments. I love Alaska (never been there) and it was like an armchair vacation!