“Several Anchorage companies rent bikes and cross-country skis, so there’s no need to bring them on the plane,” said Spiff Chambers of Visit Anchorage.īicyclists pause along Westchester lagoon on the Anchorage Coastal Trail. As the weather cools many enthusiasts switch to fat tire bikes or cross-country skis.
Bicycling is amazingly popular in Anchorage and the Hillside Single Track Trails beckon the brave. On our most recent visit we rented e-bikes and peddled along the Coastal Trail before enjoying a delicious lunch at the Fire Island Rustic Bakeshop. The Flattop Mountain Shuttle brings people to various sites. Lyft, Uber, and taxi services are well developed. Many hotels are located downtown within walking distance of cultural attractions and the Alaska Railroad Station. Although Anchorage sprawls over a wide area, getting around is easy. We always include a hike at Flattop Mountain on the edge of town to enjoy a vast view of the City, Cook Inlet, and distant mountains.īasing out of an Anchorage hotel gives a visitor easy access to interesting museums and a 200-mile-long multiuse trail system that radiates out into the Chugach State Park and adjoining national forest. During a July trip we biked Anchorage trails and toured the Botanical Center, Alaska Native Cultural Center, and the Campbell Creek Science Center. Our daughter and son-in-law live in Anchorage now, so we fly up annually to visit and travel to parts of the state and town new to us. With nearly equidistant air miles between New York, Tokyo, and Hamburg, Germany, the Ted Stevens Airport is one of the nation’s major airports. About 40 percent of all Alaskans live there, representing a broad array of ethnic and racial diversity. Today it’s a bustling city crisscrossed by busy four-lane highways and boasts museums, music, diverse shopping, and virtually any amenity available in a city of 300,000 people. Fly to Anchorage, stay in one of many hotels near the train station, ride the train north or south, and leave plenty of time to enjoy Anchorage’s diverse activities and attractions.Īnchorage hardly existed a century ago. Anyone wishing to avoid this mass-produced tourism can plan their own Alaskan adventure. It’s an enjoyable way to see parts of Alaska without the tedium of planning trip details. Most tourists visiting the Alaska take a package tour that often includes a cruise ship up the Inside Passage, the train or bus to Denali National Park and on to Fairbanks before flying home. The Alaska Railroad offers opportunities for travelers to see varied parts of this vast state without the need to rent a car. Although we’ve driven and flown to many Alaskan destinations, riding the train is our favorite way to enjoy the Great Land. In past years we’ve ridden the train north to Fairbanks with stops at Denali National Park. We recently enjoyed riding the train from Anchorage to the port town of Whittier, on the Prince William Sound.
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