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| Dash 8 airplane from St. Mary's to Anchorage. |
This weekend we made a trip into Anchorage.
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| Iditarod sled dogs |
Caribou burger at the Snow Goose Restaurant.
A carnival set up downtown.
Slow snow falling.
Saturday morning we got to watch the Iditarod dog sled race start downtown. I was more than excited. It was one of the coolest things I have ever seen. The start in Anchorage is actually fake. The real start begins 11 miles away in Willow, Alaska.
The dog sled teams transported their dogs in these kennel trucks.
A musher putting "booties" on her sled dog's paws. They wear booties because snow would pack in the cracks of their paws which could freeze and cut the paws.
Dogs eagerly awaiting the start of the race.
The dogs were very excited. They barked and jumped and pulled forward in their harnesses. "What are we waiting around for? Let's go!"
The mushers each wore bib numbers. Enjoying the warm, above freezing weather!
The Fur Rondy Festival was also going on downtown. Dozens of fur traders set up booths along the street selling hats, pelts, and other furry items.
Each Iditarod team can only have 12 dogs.
The dogs were the stars of the show. Cameras everywhere.
This is Team Dee Dee. This is musher Dee Dee in her pink coat. She is a breast cancer survivor and all of her gear and equipment is pink.
Dee Dee's pink dog sled harnesses.
A lot of dog sled teams were decked out in matching colors.
Every two minutes another sled team would begin at the start line. The line up order was determined the night before in a random draw. There were 66 teams entered in this year's race.
As part of the Fur Rondy Festival a lot of fur traders had big clearance sales.
Make a guess at how much this fur coat costs???
Special Sale: $18,995. Hey, it's 50% off, what a deal!
Fox and beaver hats for sale. The average beaver malachi hat costs $275.
Reindeer hotdog stand selling hotdogs made from caribou meat. So good!
This was after all 66 sled teams passed through the street. The city brought in the snow to make a track. Bulldozers cleared the streets after all the teams left.
The carnival in the daytime. Awesome mountain view in the background.
Anchorage Wal-Mart
The view walking out of the store.
Driving around the city.
Not taking the simple things for granted.
Back at our favorite cafe, Snow City. Never disappointed.
Driving up to Flattop Mountain in Chugach State Park for a hike.
Flattop Mountain
We only made it about 200 yards past this sign because it started getting dangerously steep. In the winter, if you want to make it to the top safely, you better have the proper gear: snow shoes and ski poles.
Looking over the city and the Cook Inlet.
This Corgi came waddling up the trail. He was on a walk with his owner.
The is the first Corgi I've seen hiking a mountain. He was happy, but very out of breath.
Flattop Mountain in August:
The same picture in March:
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