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I lived there long enough ago that any recommendations on eats and stuff would no doubt be obsolete.
Anchorage is on a small flat plain between the Chugach Mountains and the Cook Inlet. As the locals say, the best thing about Anchorage is that it is so close to Alaska. Walk around downtown, check out the Art Museum (some good native stuff there), that's about it. You can drive up into the mountains and be at a trail head in about 15 minutes. Take a short stroll, not even a hike, and in a few minutes you will think you are in the wilderness.
There are 2 roads out of town, one north, one south. The one north eventually goes to Fairbanks. The drive is long and flat and boring, and Fairbanks has nothing to see or do. I've been in more interesting towns in North Dakota. About half way to Fairbanks is the road to Denali National Park and Mt. McKinley. Access to the park is limited. As I remember, you can drive in a couple of miles, but to really see stuff, like bears and such, you have to take a park tour bus.
Mt. McKinley is an impressive sight when you can see it. It is over 20,000 feet, and the highest mountain in the world (except ocean volcanoes) measured from its surrounding base. As such it creates its own weather system. On a clear day, you can see it from Anchorage, about 150 miles away. On a cloudy day, you can't see it from inside the park. There might be a couple dozen clear days a year when people say, "Look, the mountain's out".
Other than that there is little north of the city unless you are going camping, fishing, or climbing. All of which require getting well off the main highway.
Got to go attend to some PPs. More later.
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