Date: April 18 - 21
Hotel: Clarion Suites Downtown (good value to cost)
Thursday night:
49th State - bar, great pizza (Sweet Baby Dahl)
Friday:
Coffee @ Side Street Espresso - owned by George & Debra who opened the coffee shop 25+ years ago together. Ask to see George's drawing - they're really cool. Very kind and welcoming people, with great coffee!
Drive along Seward highway; take pictures on the way
Go to Wildlife Conservation - animals include wolves, bears, moose, elk, muskoxen, lynxes, bald eagles, etc.
Take the Anton Anderson Memorial Tunnel to get to Whittier
Glacier tour: https://www.greatlandadventures.com/tours/PHAJ44 (recommended)
Lunch: Double Musky - I got the steak filet, which was amazing. Very cool interior design too, it's a local restaurant that was suggested highly by locals.
Rest @ hotel
Northern lights tour (9pm-6am): https://www.greatlandadventures.com/tours/P1JGJM
We drove 2.5 hours to Tahneta Pass - which was the area that had the best visibility of the lights on that particular night (this varies greatly on the month and day you end up going)
Saturday - bad weather all day (lots of rain)
Coffee @ side street
Lunch at F Street Station - Halibut Sandwich
Went to Chugach National Park - hiked
Visited Alaska Zoo
Dinner at Humpy’s - great tacos!
Watched an Orchestra - community band (pretty random, but decided to go last minute)
Sunday
Drive to Thunderbird Falls - hike trail (2 miles)
Drive to Glacier View - take tour to walk on glaciers (about 2 hours)
Drive to airport
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Instrumental: Endless Possibilities - August Wilhelmsson (source: Epidemic Sound)
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