As we walked through the Anchorage Airport, Becky and I both mentioned almost simultaneously how grateful we were that the long plane trips were over. We finally could stretch our legs.
Even though we were a bit weary, we were also eager to experience some of the sights and sounds of Alaska. In addition, we were content with the satisfaction of knowing we finally could scratch a major item off our Bucket Lists. For more than a year, our plan had been that the 49th State would be the final one on our goal to visit all 50 U.S. states.
Last September, we had signed up for a Smithsonian land tour figuring we might experience more of the state. Even so, we knew we would be seeing only a small portion of this huge state. Alaska covers as much area as California, Oregon, Washington, Nevada, Utah and Arizona combined. As we heard more than a few times on the tour, if you divided Alaska in half, you would still have the two largest states in the U.S…