Palmer, AK
When we were in this area before (a couple of weeks ago), we didn't have a chance (or the inclination?) to visit Anchorage. Since the trip down and back on the Kenai required us to return via the same path, we decided to spend a day seeing what we'd missed.We didn't really do a lot of the tourist-trap stops (not our thing, per se), but did catch a few sights. Our first stop was the Aviation Museum along Lake Hood. They had interesting displays focusing on the 1920-1960 timeframe. Considering how early that was in the overall history of the airplane, it's amazing how commercial things got so quickly, with numerous companies being formed to fly people, mail, supplies, and whatever would fit to remote areas. Of course, in the early days, many of the highways we've traveled on this trip didn't exist, so "remote" meant something different.
After lunch by the lake watching the seaplanes take off and "land" (is it really a "landing" if you touch down on water?), we did a drive-by of the "old town" area, which is basically several blocks full of souvenir shops and bars - pass, thank you. We did cross a couple of bridges to find the salmon viewing station (reds were running) and stopped at the Statehood Monument. It's intriguing that Alaska's younger than me statehood-wise, although I was too young to remember. Maybe I'm just getting old...
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