Capt. Cook, Earthquake Park, Alaska Aviation Museum

This morning we went to the Iditarod Dining Facility for breakfast. We had scrambled eggs with bacon & cheese, sausage, bacon, potatoes and toast all for $8.00 for the both of us.

After lunch we went to the Alaska Statehood Monument at Buttress Park. The monument was erected in 1990 to commemorate the President Eisenhower signing the bill making Alaska a state and to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the 1915 establishment of Tent City, the first official settlement in the area.

From Anchorage

Our next stop was to see the statue of Captain James Cook at Resolution Park on Cook Inlet. The park is named for his flagship, Resolution, on his voyage to Alaska in 1778.

From Anchorage

We next drove to Earthquake Park near the airport. In 1964 this area was full of homes. When the 9.2-magnitude earthquake struck on Good Friday 75 homes dropped into Cook Inlet. The land has been left as it was after the quake and we could see the upheaval the quake caused.

From Anchorage

Then we drove over to the Alaska Aviation Museum on Lake Hood. The admission to the museum is $8 for seniors, but since Mike is retired military he got in for free. The museum has displays on the early aviation pioneers in Alaska and Bush Pilots. There are about 20 airplanes on display there.

From Alaska Aviation Museum

From Alaska Aviation Museum

When we were on the Anchorage City Trolley tour on July 4, we went by the Alaska Statehood Monument, Resolution Park, Earthquake Park and Lake Hood Airport. We added those places to our list of sites to visit while we’re here in Anchorage.