Anchorage Observations

Okay- so I wanted to take a second and talk a little bit about the "Municipality" of Anchorage for those of you curious about this city. I will do this in the form of a list (mostly of things that I've observed).

• Moose have no qualms about wandering throughout the city.
• The temperatures in the summer (and so I've heard about the winter) are rather mild, considering that most people think that it's always freezing.
• The population of Anchorage is roughly a third of the population of the entire state.
• If you drive just 20 minutes out of town, you feel like you are a million miles from civilization.
• The Chugach Mountains can be seen from pretty much everywhere in town (except on foggy days) and they lie to the east and south of the city.
• There is an inlet (Cook Inlet) to the west of the city.
• Anchorage suffered the worst earthquake in US history in 1964. 9.2 on the richter scale! There is a park approptiately named "Earthquake Park" in town that has been untouched so that people can see the extreme damage to the land.
• Most people I have come across are from somewhere else. Most of the people I work with are coincidentally from Florida.
• There are lots of Subway restaurants.
• In April, I noticed that every single vehicle on the road was filthy to the point that you could not make out the model. This is because of the melting snow exposing all the dirt. If there was a clean car, you could be sure that it's a rental.
• Most of the planes seen flying overhead are float planes, sea planes or fighter jets.
• People are generally friendlier than anywhere else!
• Minimum wage is $7.25, yet it is still incredibly expensive to live here!
• Some people put up their Christmas lights in October.
• There is a theater where you can sit at a table, order pizza and beer and watch a movie on the big screen.

These are just a few obsevations. I can guarantee there will be more later!