{"id":5848,"date":"2021-07-03T22:59:07","date_gmt":"2021-07-03T14:59:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/?p=5848"},"modified":"2021-12-09T10:01:22","modified_gmt":"2021-12-09T02:01:22","slug":"20210703anchorage","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.huangyizhou.com\/index.php\/2021\/07\/03\/20210703anchorage\/","title":{"rendered":"Day 3 of 2021 Alaska Trip, Anchorage"},"content":{"rendered":"

Third day of my 2021 Alaska trip. Weather forecast was occasional drizzle for the day, which wasn\u2019t ideal for hiking. So I took the day easy, visited Anchorage Museum in its downtown, and a few parks on its coastline, before checking into a new Airbnb in its suburb.<\/p>\n

\"Exhibit<\/a>

<\/br>Exhibit Wall<\/br>Displaying the state\u2019s various products and activities.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n

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For my last two days in the Anchorage vicinity, I really wanted to have a go at South Pioneer Peak, a strenuous and thrilling YDS Class 3 peak in Chugach State Park. Weather forecast indicated on-and-off drizzle for today, and overcast for tomorrow, so naturally I scheduled South Pioneer Peak for the latter. And since it\u2019s not hiking weather today, I decided to give downtown Anchorage a tour instead.<\/p>\n

After getting up late, I said goodbye to my wonderful Airbnb host for the last two days in Farm Loop, and headed for Anchorage at 11am. Occasional rain was falling on the windshield, but nothing required an umbrella once I got out of the car in Anchorage.<\/p>\n

During my trip to Alaska last year, my friend who went with me had been recommending Anchorage Museum to me (eventually his affection towards animals meant he visited Anchorage Zoo instead). So this time, I decided to check it out.<\/p>\n

Anchorage Museum<\/h3>\n
Anchorage Museum was a Bank of America “Museum on Us” participant that offered its cardholders free admissions on first full weekends of each month.<\/div>\n
\"Lawn<\/a>

<\/br>Lawn before Anchorage Museum<\/p><\/div>\n

Judging by the line to get tickets at the reception desk, Anchorage Museum turned out to be pretty popular among visitors (the rainy day probably helped). The receptionist advised me to take the elevator and start my tour from the top\/fourth floor downwards.<\/p>\n

Well, I didn’t like the fourth floor, which consisted of a few audio recordings that’s hard to tell which’s which. It wasn’t very large though.<\/p>\n

Then I got down to the third floor, which I didn’t like either. The exhibit there felt too modern and abstract, and too political and not substantial.<\/p>\n

After that it’s the museum’s second floor, which was a lot larger and actually featured a few decent exhibit rooms. <\/p>\n

I made the entrance to one of them the profile picture for this post, which featured a comprehensive exhibit from folk art from native Alaskan people to the state\u2019s modern economy of natural resources, from the state\u2019s natural beauty to its strategic geological location.<\/p>\n