A Friendly Blog by Ryan Hamilton

Anchorage away

So far, during my trip to Alaska, I've seen numerous bald eagles and sea lions, one sea otter, no bears, Mt. McKinley and three Wal-Marts.

I'm staying outside of Anchorage for a couple of days because it's on my way back to Seattle, really. I'm spending today with an old college friend and his family. We took a drive to see Mt. McKinley, it's just over 20,000 feet tall. It's a beautiful, clear day. We're lucky. They say the mountain is so often covered in clouds that only one in ten visitors actually get to see it.