Downtown Anchorage

Yesterday we were joined by Tracy and Jeff for an afternoon and evening taking in the downtown area of Anchorage.  We started with a visit to the Alaska Experience where learned some of the details of the devastating 1964 earthquake and enjoyed many fantastic views of Alaska's Northern Lights in a film by Todd Salat, Epic Aurora.

We then visited the Anchorage Market where we viewed many crafts on display and tasted some excellent food.  We were also thrilled to meet the artist who was responsible for the creation of the Baleen Scrimshaw that has been hanging in Tracy and Jeff's living room for many years and another of which is now on display in our RV.

It turns out that this guy made these pieces some 20 years ago and it was quite nice to have a bit of a chat with him and his mother.  He was pleased to learn that his work had found good homes.

We continued our day with a walk around the city and stopping into some of the shops along the way, including some watering holes and more good food.  We are pleased to share some photos of all this with you which include shots of the floral arrangements that dot the city.