Joshua’s guidebook

Downtown Anchorage is the only place you can really walk, and parking is limited and what little parking there is has a meter. To get anywhere else plan to drive 30 minutes to an hour. Nothing is close in Alaska, but you are usually never bored on the journey, with stunning mountains, rivers, forests and wildlife visible before you even leave the city. It is not uncommon to see Moose or Bears in the city of Anchorage!

If you go hiking be sure to take Bear Spray, also know that this is an open carry state so you WILL see lots of people out hiking with guns. Though it's less common, you could see people carrying guns inside grocery stores (it's legal so don't be alarmed). Alaska is one of the few places on earth where people with guns really do have them for protection.

The AK railroad goes both north of Anchorage towards Denali as well as Fairbanks where you can see the northern Lights in the winter. As well as south to Whittier and Seward. Everywhere this train goes is breathtakingly beautiful the entire time, well worth a ride, no matter your destination!