Icy Anchorage

Didn't know how cold anchorage can be until last weekend.

Pictures of Bird Ridge Trail

It was a good hiking 101. The magnificent scenery of Bird Ridge Mountain everybody.

Earthquake Park, right down the road

Visited "Earthquake Park" with a friend today. Again, the fact that wildlife is only a 10 minute drive from downtown Anchorage amazes me. Actually the Earthquake Park is right next to the airport. Enjoy some of the pictures I took.

It's not that bad ... at this point

Alaska has been nice to me. The weather here has not been as bad as I expected. Even though it's been cloudy and gloomy, sunlight has managed to spear through the gloominess and gives me hope day after day. I still consider myself as a Seattlite at this moment, but I am slowly getting used to living Anchorage.

I have spent quite some time walking around the area I live the past few days. I took a couple of pictures, but there really isn't much to comment on because everywhere looks basically the same. What amazed me is that you can see big rivers on the middle of the city!! No wonder you can run into moose and wolves.

Anchorage has been treating me well. It's really not that bad, and I think I start to like it a little bit ... at least at this moment.

By the way, happy first day of fall and keep believing everybody :)

"Into the Wild"

My friend and I went to Anchorage for my apartment hunting over the weekend. But since we planned to stay there for 4 days, we decided to explore the mysterious town a little bit. So, we went to Seward, a small town south of Anchorage, and Eklukna Lake, a popular trail a little east of Anchorage. We were amazed by how beautiful the scenery was! In Anchorage, a 45-minute drive can bring you into the wild; you can see mountains and clear water, forests and glaciers. My friend and I enjoyed the adventure, although we were sad that we didn't run into any bears or moose. We were so well-equipped with bear spray and bear bells! And the lady at a visitor information center in Seward said that we could see at least 4 bears just by driving along the Resurrection River! Oh well, next time. I took only a 4 pictures because, first, I didn't have my digital camera with me; second, I was too busy controlling lame mountain bike; and my butt was hurting me the whole time we were riding along the rugged trails. So, enjoy these 4 pictures for now.

But I have to say I was a little disappointed by the downtown. There was no Macy, everything closed at 10pm, and the downtown was only the size of Issaquah downtown. While my friend and I were walking around, I suddenly realized that every time I moved, I moved to a smaller city and more and more up north. I am excited to find out what lies ahead of me.