Anchorage,
Alaska(2019)
Nature Trail
Nature Trail
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This
beautiful trail winds along the coast 11 miles
from downtown to Kincaid Park Along the way interpretive signs describe the region's natural and human history Our goal was mile 6 just beyond Earthquake Park |
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trail parallels the tracks for the Alaska Railroad for 1.2 miles while passing precariously close to the shores of the Cook Inlet |
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At
low tide the mud flats are visible between the trail and the
water |
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These
are serious warnings. The mud flats behave like quicksand trapping unsuspecting hikers |
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Here
comes the train to Seward |
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Tomorrow
we will be on this train |
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The trail continues this way
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This lagoon was restored so salmon can swim into it and spawn
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Combining
Astronomy and Nature The trail also features a portion of The Anchorage Light Speed Planet Walk, a scale model of our solar system Taking the walk, you experience the relative size of the planets and their distance from the Sun. The scale was chosen so that a leisurely walking pace mimics the speed of light. On this scale, each step equals the distance light travels in one second (300,000 kilometers or 186,000 miles). |
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This is the SUN in downtown Anchorage |
About
6 miles further, we are at Saturn |
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Looking ahead |
Looking back at the city where we started |
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Finally our destination - Earthquake Park |
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Then came the Tsunami! |
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It was a long walk inland to find a place for
lunch. This is "The Rustic Goat" |
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We
were saved from a 6 mile walk back to downtown by Public Transit FREE for senior citizens! |
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Back at our hotel planning for tomorrow |
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The train station is directly below our hotel |
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