Day 28 – Anchorage, AK (Day 2)

We started slowly today.

The Route

All wanderings were within Anchorage.

About the Day

It was overcast and cool most of the day. The sun teased again.

Along the Way

Our first stop was at Kava’s Pancake House where we learned why it was highly rated. Breakfast was delicious and the server was really fun. The place was packed.

The Alaska Native Heritage Center was our next stop. The center is an educational and cultural institution that shares the heritage of Alaska’s 11 major cultural groups (tribes).The Athabaskan people, Eyak people, Tlingit people, Haida people, Tsimshian people, Unangax people (Aleut), Alutiiq people, Yup’ik, Cup’ik, Siberian Yupik and Inupiaq speak 11 languages in 22 dialects.

The center is located on 26 wooded acres. The Hall of Cultures, theatre and Gathering Place provide space for indoor activities and demonstrations. Six native underground dwellings surround Lake Tiulana outside.

Entrance

Dance demo

Community house from the northwest coast culture

4 totems surround a central fire 

Carol enters an underground community house.
The real entrance was through the roof.

Grey whale

Whale bones

A tough winter entrance

The Ena is a women's family house where the women and children lived.

A fish wheel 

We drove downtown to find Alaska Workers Association, a non-profit organization related to a mission we support through Indianola Presbyterian Church in Columbus. We found it and were able to visit with their staff because they’re available 7/24 like our Mid-Ohio Workers Association.

Downtown Anchorage

Dick, Christyn Luu, Ryan Hall, Barbara Sarantitis

Tomorrow

We’ll service the Durango and get ready for a move to the Kenai Peninsula.