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Hike the Russian River Falls trail. It’s very easy (almost no elevation gain) and takes you to some great falls where you can almost ALWAYS see bears fishing for salmon in the summer. I saw several there the last time I hiked it about a year ago.

Absolutely my favorite place in Alaska! So much to do and so many beautiful sites to see! For excellent pizza in a more formal atmosphere try Fat Olive’s, and for a more casual atmosphere there’s Starvin’ Marvin’s on the water. The first Friday of every month is the art crawl. All the galleries are open and usually there are hors de ouvres and wine. There’s some great fish and chips places along the spit too. I can’t wait to go back!

Also, take a fjords cruise through Resurrection Bay. The last time I went I saw some whales, seals, dall sheep, etc… Fantastic! If you get sea-sick, take some ginger pills.

There’s a restaurant right on the water called Ray’s Waterfront Seafood. Eat there! Everything’s excellent, even the clam chowder. Clam chowder and an Alaskan amber on any day is a beautiful thing!

Eat at Piece on Earth! ‘nough said!

I’d say it’s worth visiting once but not much more than that.

There is actually quite a bit to do here. From Bricktown to the Federal Building Memorial, from the Firefighters Museum to the Gardens, from the riverwalk to clubs… It was pretty fun. When my friend said, “Let’s take a roadtrip to OK City,” I agreed but was skeptical. I had a blast all weekend long!

Take the Alaska Rail Road into the park from Wasilla or, better yet, Seward. You won’t regret it. The sights are unbelievable and the wildlife sightings are fantastic too. Well worth it!

I think it’s about 20 miles from the Seward Highway turn-off to the actual town of Hope, but the drive itself is worth it. There’s a fantastic place to stop and eat lunch and I don’t remember the name of it but I think it’s the only place in town. Get the homemade Hungarian mushroom soup. It’s out of this world delicious! If you don’t like, let me know and I will personally reimburse you for it.

Javier’s should definitely be on your list of places to eat in Laguna Beach. Fantastic!