Anchorage was founded 100 years ago. A still young city. At the Alaska Railroad Depot the Centennial Committee held a concert by the country group Lone Star. Big turn out, altho the day was cloudy and foggy on the mountains that surround Anchorage. The sun broke through the clouds and flooded the area with bright sun for the last 1/2 hour of the concert. A 19 hour & 28 minute day. We rode our bikes to the concert (only 3.5 miles) so we didn't have to fight traffic.
This morning, we headed to Hatcher Pass where we toured the old gold mine abandoned in 1951. It had about 25 miles of underground tunnels. Its a wreck now, all worked out and kicked to the curb for us to look at. We headed up through the fog to cross the pass and drive to Willow which lost some buildings to a forest fire. Some areas we saw were still smoldering. Saw a little wildlife along the way, Linda saw a snowbank and had me stop. (1st wildlife) She than proceeded to pelt me and Arlo with snow balls until we surrendered. The clouds were so thick we had to watch closely to stay on the road. That was when we saw the second wildlife, a wolverine, which crossed the road in front of us. An eventful day.
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