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Anchorage June 3, 2026

Courtyard By Marriott Anchorage June 3, 2026 Homer, with a population of just over 6,000 people, is a scenic seaside town located on the Kenai Peninsula. Widely known as the "Halibut Fishing Capital of the World" and the "End of the Road," it features a unique 4.5-mile-long peninsula known as the Homer Spit. Things to Do & See The Homer Spit: Extending into Kachemak Bay, this area is the hub for charter fishing, wildlife watching, local shops, and waterfront restaurants. Wi

Anchorage, Alaska June 1, 2026 And I am in #1!! The cloudiest places in the US are concentrated in three main regions: southern/coastal Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, and the Great Lakes/Rust Belt. Anchorage, Alaska, takes the top spot nationally with about 239 cloudy days per year.Top cloudiest U.S. cities, ranked by average annual cloudy days: Anchorage, AK: ~239 days Seattle, WA: ~226 days Portland, OR: ~222 days Buffalo, NY: ~208 days Grand Rapids, MI: ~205 days Pittsburg

It’s probably this fine looking Alaska trucker hat. No needlepoint hats in the 49th state

Anchorage, Alaska June 1, 2026 Some of my too many photos from getting to and being in Anchorage yesterday and today. Jewel provides the playlist since she grew up in Alaska — right?

Courtyard by Marriott June 1, 2026 As I try to figure out at 7 AM if I can get two more hours of sleep I looked up “funny Alaska town names”: Chicken: Reportedly named because the founders wanted to name it after the state bird (Ptarmigan), but no one could agree on how to spell it. Unalaska: Sounds like an anti-Alaska statement, but it’s actually a simplified anglicized version of the native Aleut word Agunalaksh. Deadhorse: A grim but literal name, supposedly named after an

The moment you accept that you can't control the outcome is the moment you stop being controlled by it. ​​​​​ The people who seem most at peace aren't the ones who got everything they wanted. They're the ones who stopped wanting everything they couldn’t have. These admonitions ring true to me this morning. While traveling yesterday, I felt an unusual deep sense of calmness. It was not a conscious action I took — it was a feeling of truly being in the moment, confident I cou