Alaska - Anchorage and Girdwood

We flew into Anchorage at the end of the day, but that being May, there were still a few hours of daylight left. This picture was taken around 11pm at night:



Here is a better view of Anchorage, mid-day, from the Arctic Valley ski area:


A lonely marmot at the ski valley:


Sign on our hotel door:


And yes, they were there:


And not alone! This was a mother with calves:


We didn't see them near the hotel though, but a bit south of the main city. We had passed through that area a few days earlier, and someone told us that there was a pregnant mother moose there. By the time we came back, she had given birth. These calves are just a few days old:




Hotel Alyeska in Girdwood - they have some sense of humor there:


Views from the top of Girdwood ski area:




On a hike near the hotel:










Yes, we did go across the gorge in this little hand tram... and then back.


Parting shots - in the same area where we saw the moose, we also saw this overstuffed Arctic Tern:


I like how the fish's fins don't fit in the tern's mouth: