We stayed at a Travel Lodge in Anchorage last night. Fairly seedy, although the sheets were extremely clean and starched. No curlies. Anchorage is flat except for the McMansions beginning to climb up and dot the hillsides surrounding the city. It looks like the terrain is quite steep because although clothed with dense coniferous vegetation, the houses stand out starkly on the hillsides. Of course if you can look past the gray, humdrum, anonymity of suburban Anchorage that looks like any other suburban area of the U.S. but with more billboards with fish and bear on them, you see the incredible mountain peaks arcing to the east. Stark contrast is the name as the weather switches momentarily from bright, crisp sun to gray overcast and back. We head toward Homer in a few minutes. Talk to you soon.

Dan