Girdwood aka: Alyeska

I went with my friends that were living in anchorage. they wanted to move to girdwood, so we stopped in on a trip to homer. we ate at chair 5-great food that fills you up-and had coffee (unfortunately the coffee house we went to is now closed). i loved walking around town. we drove up to the start of the crow pass trail that day as well. my second trip there was great as well. we ate at the double musky-excellent! since they were living in gwood then, we got 1/2 price appetizers. that was good, along with the wonderful steak. also, breakfast at the bakeshop is a must. if you go in the winter, definately take time to ski/snowboard/snowshoe.

One of the coolest places I’ve been too. A relaxed atmosphere permeates the place, and you’re surrounded by beautiful mountains and glaciers. What more could you ask for?

A lot of people don’t realize that Girdwood is a part of Anchorage. It was incorporated into the Municipality of Anchorage in 1975. Girdwoodians pay Anchorage property taxes, vote in Anchorage municipal elections, and are hooked up to Anchorage water and sewer facilities. You’d never know it, though. Girdwood is physically separated from Anchorage by a 40 mile commute and maintains its own strong identity.

I like living in Girdwood because I’m not the weirdest person here. I’m not even in the top 100.

My favorite thing to do in Girdwood is Town League Racing on Friday nights. You need a team of seven people. Your team should have men, women, alpine skiers, telemark skiers, and snowboarders. The more kinds of people you have, the more catagories your team can compete in.

B-E-A-U-T-I-F-U-L!!!! YOU HAVE TO EXPERIENCE IT, NO WORDS CAN REALLY DESCRIBE…