My railway journey from Anchorage to Fairbanks stemmed partly from practical reasoning: in Alaska, roads can be rugged and driving is best left to the locals.
But her flight from Anchorage to Seattle was severely delayed, forcing her to spend the night in Seattle before continuing on to New Jersey the next day.
One day, I flew due west from Anchorage to the town of Bethel, on the flat, drab sprawl of waterlogged tundra that reaches between the deltas of the Yukon and Kuskokwim Rivers to the shore of the Bering Sea.
There are now 88 Barbets sprinkled across the U.S., from Brooklyn to Anchorage, Alaska, according to Ms. Able's rough count.
Associated Press writer Mark Thiessen in Anchorage contributed to this report.
The 747 cargo plane involved in the collision, operated by EVA Airways, was heading to Anchorage, Alaska.
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UPS, the world's biggest parcel-delivery service, from New York to Paris, France, than to Anchorage, Alaska (see table).
After leaving the Army, Keyes worked for the Makah Indian tribe in Washington, then moved to Anchorage in 2007 after his girlfriend found work here.
There are a number of events in and around Anchorage leading up to the Iditarod start, such as the Mushers' Banquet, various Iditarod educational seminars featuring mushers and race officials, and even a competing annual festival and parade in Anchorage, the Fur Rondy.
It took 12 hours of travel, which included two stopovers, to reach Anchorage from New York.
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This noon I will give a speech to the Anchorage Economic Development Corp.
We almost made it under sail and oar, but Norman, the skipper of the safety yacht, towed us the final half-mile to the anchorage.
The 134.5 inches of snow recorded so far this season at Ted Stevens Anchorage International Airport compares to a normal average of 71.6 inches.
In explaining Monegan's termination, Palin said she wanted to take the Alaska Department of Public Safety in a "different, more energetic direction, " according to the Anchorage Daily News.
Other hazards are posed simply by getting from place to place on Anchorage's 1, 400 miles of city-maintained streets.
During World War II, the deep water at Dittisham was used to provide safe anchorage for boats preparing for the D-Day Landings.
The concept had been deemed too hard to control: the rover would swing like a pendulum as it flew, and its radar was too inaccurate to find safe anchorage.
Getting back onto the road system, drive north from Anchorage on the Glenn Highway, to the Eagle River Nature Center.
On the first Saturday of March, thousands of Iditarod enthusiasts line Anchorage's historic Fourth Avenue to participate in the celebratory send-off.
To funnel increasing numbers into the interior, Princess is pushing rail traffic from Whittier, a remote town on the shores of Prince William Sound, to the Denali lodges, obviating the need to spend a night in Anchorage.
The incident occurred on Alaska Airlines Flight 132 to Portland, Oregon, from Anchorage, Alaska.
It's far different to be a rock star in Anchorage than it is in Washington.
Cosying up to strangers is a given at Anchorage Bay, where a large wooden hut has giant bunk beds with plastic mattresses for a dozen people, along with cooking facilities, heaters and communal spaces.
In Anchorage, Alaska, a group was planning to converge on city hall to hold a carol-singing protest in defence of Christmas customs they believe to be under threat, such as the habit of wishing someone "Merry Christmas" instead of "Happy Holidays".
The backers of this event are at pains to remind people this business employs thousands of people (craftsmen, architects, builders, designers, deckhands), and when a new anchorage is discovered by the rich and famous to park their yachts, it can generate a lot of income for a region.
With snow possible in Anchorage through May, the city could well add to its record totals.
The discussion was solely on how to help raise funds for the election of Anchorage, Alaska, Mayor Dan Sullivan, he said.
Still, as much as Anchorage residents can revel in being standouts when it comes to snow in their country, they hardly merit top billing in their own state.
Also contributing to this report were AP reporters Mark Thiessen in Anchorage, Alaska, Nicholas K. Geranios in Colville, Wash.
Richard Mauer, staff writer at the Anchorage Daily News, told NPR that it is hard to miss Stevens' legacy in Alaska.
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