Chapter 410 - 389: First Arrival in Alaska
United States, Alaska, Anchorage...
Mountain Eagle and his group experienced a long flight, transiting via Vancouver in Canada before arriving at the Anchorage Airport.
Alaska is the largest state in the United States, covering an area of 1.72 million square kilometers, accounting for 17% of the total area of the United States.
The climate here includes the subarctic in the southernmost part and the frigid tundra in the north. Alaska has very long daylight hours in summer, and polar nights occur in winter.
There are glaciers, mountains, forests, and lakes everywhere here, and it is home to a large number of wild animals.
The people here are known for their independence and self-sufficiency because the internal transportation in Alaska is quite problematic; with a land area of 1.72 million square kilometers, there is a permanent population of only 700,000.
Aside from some larger towns, public resources are almost negligible. If one cannot learn to take care of themselves, it is hard for ordinary people to survive long-term in the interiors of Alaska.
Anchorage’s airport is not large, and when Mountain Eagle and his group stepped out, they immediately felt the coolness of Alaska, entirely different from Southeast Asia...
With temperatures around 15 degrees Celsius and relatively dry air, it felt very cool and comfortable...
Mountain Eagle and his group found a taxi at the airport entrance and rushed to the Captain Cook Hotel in downtown Anchorage before dinner.
Captain Cook Hotel is one of the top luxury hotels in Anchorage, not only offering accommodations with direct views of Alaska’s snowy mountains but also assisting tourists with various travel-related procedures.
For example, helping tourists find suitable travel companies and guides, handling hunting licenses, renting shotguns, and even arranging whale watching trips at sea...