20 years ago I was living in Alaska with my wife, our Cairn Terrier Angus and a black cat named Arcadio. It was our 4th summer on the Last Frontier and we were “locals” by then—or at least as local as you can be when you weren’t born in Alaska.
Here are 5 photos from that summer, just for fun.
Angus loved going to lakes or beaches to bark at the waves and retrieve sticks chucked into the water. Here he is at Portage Lake, fed by Portage Glacier, out on the western edge of Prince William Sound.At the end of Turnagain Arm, east-southeast of Anchorage, is the Alaska Wildlife Conservation Center. They do some wildlife rehabilitation work, but their big draw is allowing tourists to see some of the bigger animals common to Alaska up close. In this case, a baby caribou stops by the fence to say hello.Also at the conservation center were some musk ox, not really native to southcentral Alaska, but a North Slope species famous for fur the Alaska Natives turned into items of warm, soft clothing, perfect for the long winter months. Funny–looking animals, right?Independence Mine, no longer functional, but a great historical destination north of Anchorage, was an easy drive up into the mountains, so we visited a few times over the years. The site is maintained with some historical accuracy, including the bright red paint and silvered siding from the early 20th century.We couldn’t get very close, but I believe this was a hoary marmot, popped up to get a look around from its home in the rocks of Hatcher Pass, just up a little from Independence Mine. He better not stay up too long, though, given the birds of prey that keep an eye out for these little snacks.
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