First, we went to Discovery Theater in downtown and watched "Aurora," the slideshow about northern lights. We took some snaps in the park nearby and headed to Alaska Zoo. Kirti loved the Zoo; I think 3+ is the right age for Zoo or Zoo-like places. We had our lunch there and went to Sled dog show. The show was good, but the dogs didn't look healthy though. Except for that botheration, we liked the show. We also had a chance to hold the puppies on hand. Kirti was initially scared, but later she enjoyed patting the puppy.
We decided to drive south on the Seward highway to Alaska Wildlife Conservation center (AWCC). It was one of the best scenic drives I ever did. The views were gorgeous. We took few breaks to take some pictures. Kirti had a nice nap till we reached the AWCC. We saw Plains bisons, Moose, Elk, Brown bear, Black bear, Wood bisons, etc there. We had an opportunity to feed the elves and saw (brown) bears playing with each other. We all enjoyed the AWCC visit. Then we went to Alyeska Resort and took the tram to reach the top. It was drizzling at that time and the views were OK. We spent 30 mins there and headed back. We had our dinner at Girdwood and headed back to hotel. The view of sunset on our way back was really nice. On the way, cop stopped me for speeding. He let me go with just warning. Lucky me!
August 19, 2009
It was last day of our trip and we decided to take it easy as our flight was at 1:45am the next day. We checked out the hotel around 10:30am. We took some photos near the visitor center & train station and went to Ulu factory. Then we headed to Wild Berry Theater to see the Reindeer and a movie. We were the only ones for that show, so we had the whole theater for ourself (private viewing). After our lunch, we checked out the Chocolate factory, which housed the world's largest chocolate waterfall. Later, we went to Earthquake park and took a 30 min stroll. Then we went to H2Oasis, an indoor water park. Kirti and I had fun in the indoor park. Given the entrance fee, I wish it had more rides. Kirti was too tired and slept even before we put her on the car seat. 
We took a long drive (1+ hrs) and went to Eagle River Valley, which is north of Anchorage. We took the Rodak Nature Trail. We spotted few salmons and again the view was amazing. Then we took a drive to Arctic Valley Road. This road was under military surveillance and notice read that the gate would be closed at 10pm. We hardly had 15 minutes, so we turned back after we got a glimpse of downtown Anchorage. We had our dinner at the Golf course and went to airport. I dropped Vidhya and Kirti at the terminal and returned the car. We had a smooth checkin and security process. Kirti was helpful during the security clearance and kept all of our things on the belt by herself. On seeing this the TSA officer gave her the "Junior Officer" sticker :-). It was surprising that they allowed travelers to take the cart through and beyond the security checkpoint. We killed time at airport by downloading the photos to laptop and a short walk before we boarded the flight.
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