I'm going to Anchorage in a few months!!!! What should I do while I'm there?

Kill a grizzly, catch a salmon, walk a glacier and check to see if that friggin huge fema camp really exists up there.

stay warm.

Cohabitate with an eskimo.

You know, you can see Russia from Alaska. jk

@jeffgoldblumsprivatefacilities only if you stand on a porch.

It’s a bit of a distance, but you should not miss Denali National Park.

Build an igloo. Talk to a snowman. Dogsled. Hunt seal.

In a few months it’ll possibly be winter here, so do dress warmly in layers. Can’t help you too much with possible activities without knowing a bit more specifically when you’ll actually be here. You might be able to walk to a glacier in November, for instance, but you’re not going to be able to hop a glacier cruise cos most of them shut down mid-Sept. Give me a bit more specific time and I might be able to help, tho’, cos I do live in Alaska, albeit now about an hour’s north of Anchorage. Lived there almost seven months, tho’, including my first winter, so I have some ideas. BTW, Denali Park is largely closed to vehicle traffic after the first snowfalls, as are many tourist attractions, so you’ll need to focus on winter stuff if you’re planning on being here even three months from now, which would put you into November/December. Fortunately, the Northern Lights would be a real possibility around then, but nothing guaranteed.

Hey alaskatundrea, is there a big ass fema camp up there or what?

No.

My buddy who lives in Anchorage sent me a picture of a large moose in his backyard. His four-year old son (not the moose’s) was so uninterested that he had his back turned to the animal.

LOL… Well, you have to understand. Moose are pretty common up here, even in the middle of Anchorage. It’s something the four-year old just takes for granted cos he’s grown up seeing moose. They’re no big deal to him. Heck, Anchorage has bears wandering around occasionally in the summer, so it can get downright interesting.

I have lived there…you need to go sledding, go to Alyeska ski lodge up the tram to the top of the mountain, skiing of course, tubing, ice bowling, northern light watching, and moose watching…and enjoy the darkness…

Here is a link that might help.
http://www.anchorage.net/

Hook up w/ the local Anchorage Adventurers Meet up group http://www.meetup.com/AnchorageAdventurers/calendar/ – we are always doing fun stuff outside, even in winter, which it will be by the time you get here. I am based in Anchorage. If you have more specific details about the kind of stuff you want to do I can help, been here for many years.